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Table 2 Descriptive statistics

From: A multivariable analysis of the contribution of socioeconomic and environmental factors to blood culture Escherichia coli resistant to fluoroquinolones in high- and middle-income countries

 

Number of countries with data on potential explanatory variables

Median level (IQR)

Dependent Variable

Blood culture QREC (%)

71

34 (25–49)

Water and Sanitation

Unsafely Managed Sanitation (%)

67

2 (0–9)

Unsafely Managed Water (%)

66

0 (0–5·3)

Antibiotic Consumption

Human Fluoroquinolone Consumption (DDD/ 1000 population/ year)

57

722 (426–1129·5)

Total Human Antimicrobial Consumption (DDD/ 1000 population/ year)

57

7760 (5868–11,030·5)

Animal Antimicrobial Consumption (mg/PCU)

54

60 (38–77)

Socioeconomic Indexes

Population Density (population per square kilometre)

69

93 (34–198·5)

Gross National Income (US dollars)

70

16,935 (6248–42,467·5)

Corruption Perceptions Index (score 1–100, higher score indicative of lower corruption levels)

70

53 (39–73·2)

Education Level (years)

68

11 (9–12)

Healthcare Access and Quality (score 1–100)

70

79 (71–87)

Agricultural Indexes

Average Annual Temperature (degrees Celsius)

67

11 (8–22)

Livestock Production Index

69

109 (97–129·5)

Crop Production Index

69

110 (95–128·5)

Aquaculture Production Index

68

30,630 (6687–216,186·5)