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Table 2 Patient characteristics before and after propensity score matching, stratified by antibiotic not-susceptible uUTI versus antibiotic susceptible uUTI during first-line therapy

From: Impact of suboptimal or inappropriate treatment on healthcare resource use and cost among patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection: an analysis of integrated delivery network electronic health records

 

Unmatched

Matched

Variable

Susceptible mean

(n = 1535)

Not-susceptible mean

(n = 1030)

Standard mean difference

Susceptible mean

(n = 1009)

Not-susceptible mean

(n = 1009)

Standard mean difference

Age, years

42.83

44.42

0.081

43.95

44.12

0.008

Race, mean proportion of patients

 White

0.611

0.582

0.060

0.586

0.584

0.004

 African American

0.243

0.273

0.068

0.259

0.268

0.020

 Asian

0.033

0.034

0.004

0.035

0.035

0

 Other race

0.059

0.057

0.006

0.063

0.058

0.021

 Unknown race/None/Declined to answer

0.054

0.054

0.001

0.057

0.056

0.009

Ethnicity, mean proportion of patients

 Hispanic

0.030

0.030

0.001

0.03

0.031

0.006

 Non-Hispanic

0.872

0.876

0.012

0.879

0.873

0.018

 Other ethnicity

0.002

0.007

0.073

0.001

0.007

0.095

 Unknown ethnicity/None/Declined to answer

0.096

0.087

0.031

0.090

0.089

0.003

Health insurance, mean proportion of patients

 Private insurance

0.632

0.585

0.095

0.589

0.595

0.012

 Medicare/Medicaid

0.143

0.177

0.091

0.160

0.170

0.029

 Other insurance

0.225

0.238

0.031

0.252

0.235

0.039

Charlson comorbidities, mean numbers

 Charlson comorbidity total score

0.053

0.064

0.032

0.053

0.054

0.003

 COPD

0.021

0.022

0.006

0.021

0.019

0.014

 Dementia

0.006

0.009

0.034

0.008

0.005

0.037

 Cerebrovascular disease

0.005

0.003

0.027

0.004

0.003

0.017

 Rheumatic disease

0.005

0.007

0.021

0.006

0.007

0.012

 Congestive heart failure

0.003

0.001

0.039

0.002

0.001

0.026

 Mild liver disease

0.003

0.004

0.022

0.001

0.004

0.060

 Peripheral vascular disorder

0.003

0.004

0.022

0.003

0.004

0.017

 Hemiparesis

0.001

0

0.036

0

0

0

 Peptic ulcer

0.001

0

0.036

0.001

0

0.045

 Renal disease

0.001

0

0.036

0

0

0

 Moderate/Severe liver disease

0

0.001

0.044

0

0.001

0.045

 Myocardial infarction

0

0.001

0.044

0

0.001

0.045

HCRU (180 days pre-index), mean number of events per patient in the 180 days pre-index

 Inpatient encounters (all cause)

0.004

0.012

0.077

0.001

0.003

0.045

 Outpatient encounters (all cause)

1.024

1.066

0.022

1.014

0.995

0.011

 Outpatient clinic encounters (all cause)

0.897

0.975

0.046

0.929

0.912

0.011

 Outpatient ambulatory surgery encounters (all cause)

0.01

0.014

0.026

0.012

0.009

0.028

 Outpatient other encounters (all cause)

0.117

0.078

0.087

0.073

0.074

0.003

 Emergency department encounters (all cause)

0.052

0.084

0.103

0.065

0.066

0.003

 Drug orders (all cause)

1.742

2.129

0.068

1.847

1.778

0.016

 Any antibiotic use

0.098

0.150

0.158

0.097

0.147

0.152

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HCRU healthcare resource use, uUTI uncomplicated urinary tract infection