Table 5 Number of patients in the cohort of subjects who were prescribed a second course of antibiotics within 14 days after the initial course
1999-2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural | Urban | ||||
Age | Nr new antibiotic | Total nr patients | Nr new antibiotic | Total nr patients | Relative risk (Confidence intervals) |
In 14 days | In 14 days | ||||
0-19 | 1902 | 23 955 | 3733 | 49 128 | 1.04 (0.99-1.10) |
20-40 | 2409 | 25 152 | 11 426 | 127 056 | 1.06 (1.02-1.11) |
41-60 | 3863 | 33 452 | 8591 | 83 736 | 1.12 (1.09-1.17) |
60-80 | 3435 | 24 994 | 11 014 | 87 526 | 1.09 (1.05-1.13) |
Total | 11609 | 107553 | 34764 | 347446 | 1.08 (1.06-1.10) |