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Table 2 Coefficients from the LASSO and logistic regression models

From: Risk prediction models to guide antibiotic prescribing: a study on adult patients with uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections in an emergency department

Variables

LASSO

Logistic regression

Age

NA

−0.019 (−0.033 to −0.005)

Indian

−0.088

NA

History of Cancer

−0.182

NA

Giddiness

0.009

1.343 (0.178 to 2.507)

Fever

−0.248

−0.607 (−1.056 to −0.158)

Shortness of Breath

NA

0.551 (0.010 to 1.092)

Highest Temperature

−0.423

−0.456 (−0.755 to −0.157)

Highest Pulse rate

−0.011

−0.029 (− 0.046 to − 0.012)