Antibiotic Use in Children with Acute Respiratory or Ear Infections: Prospective Observational Comparison of Anthroposophic and Conventional Treatment under Routine Primary Care Conditions
Table 1
Demographics.
Item
Anthroposophy group ( = 443)
Conventional group ( = 86)
value
%
%
Country
<0.001
Austria
91
20.5%
4
4.7%
Germany
265
59.8%
9
10.5%
Netherlands
44
9.9%
52
60.5%
United Kingdom
21
4.7%
21
24.4%
United States
22
5.0%
0
0.0%
Male gender
234
52.8%
47
54.7%
0.814
Caucasian race/ethnicity
350/364
96.2%
77/78
98.7%
0.487
Age
0.847
<2 years
89
20.1%
17
19.8%
2–5 years
196
44.2%
37
43.0%
6–17 years
158
35.7%
32
33.3%
Body mass index (mean ± SD)
16.1 ± 2.7
16.5 ± 2.9
0.300
Persons in household (mean ± SD)
3.8 ± 0.9
4.0 ± 0.8
0.051
Total annual household income
= 213
= 38
0.651
<15,000 €
40
18.8%
4
10.5%
15,000–29,999 €
57
26.8%
11
28.9%
30,000–44,999 €
64
30.0%
14
36.8%
45,000–59,999 €
23
10.8%
8
21.1%
60,000–74,999 €
20
9.4%
0
0.0%
≥75,000 €
9
4.2%
1
2.6%
Previous treatment by physician
333/360
92.5%
72/78
92.3%
1.000
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