Table 1 Characteristics of study visits. Characteristics include patient demographics, symptoms present during the index visit, and ARI conditions for which diagnostic criteria were met
Characteristics | Overall (n = 1131) | Concordant Antibiotic Visitsa (n = 380)b | Discordant Antibiotic Visits (n = 751)c |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | |||
Male | 933 (82.5) | 340 (89.5) | 593 (79.0) |
Female | 198 (17.5) | 40 (10.5) | 158 (21.0) |
Self-Reported Race, n (%) | |||
African American | 559 (49.4) | 219 (57.6) | 340 (45.3) |
White | 489 (43.2) | 142 (37.4) | 347 (46.2) |
Other/Missing | 83 (7.3) | 19 (5.0) | 64 (8.5) |
Age at Encounter Date, years | |||
Mean | 55.1 | 56.7 | 54.3 |
Median | 54.0 | 55.0 | 54.0 |
Range | 20.0–93.0 | 23.0–90.0 | 20.0–93.0 |
Symptoms | |||
Cough, new or changed in past 21 days | 1076 (95.1) | 356 (93.7) | 720 (95.9) |
Fevers, chills, or night sweats | 541 (47.8) | 212 (55.8) | 329 (43.8) |
Facial pain or tenderness | 302 (26.7) | 90 (23.7) | 212 (28.2) |
Purulent nasal drainage | 221 (19.5) | 80 (21.1) | 141 (18.8) |
Sinus symptoms for >7 days | 114 (10.1) | 61 (16.1) | 53 (7.1) |
New or worsening sputum | 698 (61.7) | 215 (56.6) | 483 (64.3) |
Unilateral sinus symptoms | 39 (3.5) | 17 (4.5) | 22 (2.9) |
Worsening after initial improvement | 13 (1.2) | 5 (1.3) | 8 (1.1) |
ARI Conditiond | |||
Pneumonia, all | 227 (20.0) | 227 (59.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Pneumonia only | 198 (17.5) | 198 (52.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Sinusitis, all | 392 (34.7) | 108 (28.4) | 284 (37.8) |
Sinusitis only | 44 (3.9) | 13 (3.4) | 31 (4.1) |
Acute bronchitis, all | 860 (76.0) | 140 (36.8) | 720 (95.9) |
Acute bronchitis only | 541 (47.8) | 74 (19.5) | 467 (62.2) |