Symptoms (n = 7057) | Visiting the GP (n = 1083) | Prescribed antibiotics (n = 250) | Satisfaction (n = 250) | |
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Female | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.4)a | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6)a | 1.5 (0.8 to 3.0)a | 1.4 (0.7 to 2.7)a |
Aged ≥65 years | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.7) | 0.8 (0.3 to 2.1)a | 1.5 (0.7 to 3.5)a |
Reporting own health as moderate to poor | 1.7 (1.5 to 2.0) | — | — | — |
Smoker | 1.5 (1.4 to 1.7) | — | 2.8 (1.3 to 6.0) | — |
Chronic respiratory comorbidity | 2.2 (1.8 to 2.7) | 2.2 (1.3 to 3.6) | — | — |
Duration of the symptoms if more than 2 weeks | 6.3 (4.2 to 9.4) | — | — | |
Presence of fever | — | 6.7 (2.2 to 19.1) | — | |
Urged by others to visit a GP | 16.0 (7.8 to 32.8) | — | — | |
Endorsing the seriousness of the reported symptoms | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.2) | — | 0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) | |
Endorsing the need of antibiotics in cases of green phlegm | 1.8 (1.3 to 2.4) | — | — | |
Endorsing the self-limiting character of respiratory tract symptoms | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.8) | — | — | |
Concern about side-effects of antibiotics | — | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.9) | — | |
Being carefully examined by the GP | — | — | 4.1 (2.1 to 8.2) | |
GPs' endorsement of the effectiveness of antibiotics | — | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.1) | 1.9 (1.2 to 2.9) | |
GPs' endorsement of the need for antibiotics in cases of white spots in the throat | — | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.2) | — |
— indicates not applied in the final model (not significant in the regression analysis)
↵a Difference not significant in the final model.