Age | Average annual rates of septicemia hospitalization per 10,000 (standard error) | Correlation between septicemia hospitalization rates and rates of overall outpatient oral antibiotic prescribing (95% CI) |
---|---|---|
18-49y | 16.3 (4.3) | 0.44 (0.15,0.65) |
50-64y | 54.5 (12) | 0.51 (0.24,0.70) |
65-74y | 118.0 (24) | 0.49 (0.21,0.69) |
75-84y | 214.4 (46.9) | 0.41 (0.12,0.63) |
85 + y | 339.7 (96.4) | 0.30 (−0.01,0.55) |