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Table 2 GEE model for antimicrobial prescribing

From: Do general practitioners prescribe more antimicrobials when the weekend comes?

Variables

AB** prescribing

Nitrofurantoin

AMP

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Weekdays vs. weekend

 Weekdays

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Weekends

1.07

1.04

1.10

1.12

1.03

1.21

1.06

1.01

1.11

Gender

 Female

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Male

0.86

0.83

0.88

0.20

0.18

0.22

1.12

1.08

1.16

 Age

1.00

0.99

1.00

1.01

1.01

1.02

0.99

0.99

0.99

Medical card type

 Private

Reference

Reference

Reference

 GMS*

0.61

0.59

0.63

1.15

1.07

1.24

0.72

0.69

0.75

Arms

 Control arm

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Intervention arm-1

0.79

0.77

0.82

1.05

0.97

1.13

0.77

0.74

0.80

 Intervention arm-2

0.98

0.95

1.01

0.93

0.86

1.01

0.89

0.86

0.94

Variables

AMC

Trimethoprim

Quinolone

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Weekdays vs. weekend

 Weekdays

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Weekends

0.89

0.84

0.96

1.04

0.89

1.22

1.06

0.94

1.21

Gender

 Female

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Male

1.20

1.13

1.27

0.37

0.31

0.44

1.82

1.64

2.02

 Age

1.00

0.99

1.00

1.01

1.01

1.01

1.02

1.02

1.02

Medical card type

 Private

Reference

Reference

Reference

 GMS*

0.82

0.76

0.86

1.40

1.20

1.63

1.14

1.01

1.27

Arms

 Control arm

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Intervention arm-1

0.93

0.87

0.99

1.13

0.96

1.33

0.97

0.86

1.12

 Intervention arm-2

0.91

0.86

0.98

1.13

0.96

1.33

1.02

0.91

1.16

Variables

Cephalosporin

Tetracycline

Macrolide

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Weekdays vs. weekend

 Weekdays

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Weekends

0.95

0.81

1.10

1.08

0.95

1.24

0.95

0.88

1.03

Gender

 Female

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Male

0.83

0.73

0.96

1.05

0.93

1.18

1.16

1.09

1.24

 Age

1.01

1.01

1.01

0.99

0.99

0.99

1.00

1.00

1.00

Medical card

 Private

Reference

Reference

Reference

 GMS*

1.04

0.91

1.18

0.73

0.65

0.82

0.82

0.77

0.88

Arms

 Control arm

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Intervention arm-1

1.41

1.22

1.65

1.06

0.92

1.22

1.20

1.11

1.30

 Intervention arm-2

1.50

1.29

1.76

1.27

1.11

1.46

1.24

1.14

1.34

  1. ** AB antimicrobials, * GMS medical card holder patients