Table 4 Patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

Age

mean (SD), years

6.4 (3.1)

6.4 (3.2)

6.1 (2.8)

6.3 (3.0)

Girls

cases (%)

75 (52.5)

64 (45.7)

77 (55.4)

216 (51.2)

Respiratory comorbidity

number (%)

15 (10.5)

14 (10.0)

11 (7.9)

40 (9.5)

Respiratory infection

cases (%)

Rhinosinusitis

8 (5.6)

9 (6.4)

8 (5.8)

25 (5.9)

Pharyngitis

46 (32.2)

46 (32.9)

49 (35.3)

141 (33.4)

Acute bronchitis

14 (9.8)

12 (8.6)

13 (9.4)

39 (9.2)

Acute otitis media

75 (52.5)

73 (52.1)

69 (49.6)

217 (51.4)

Main specific symptoms^a

mean (SD)

Severe (5–6)

days

2.6 (5.4)

2.4 (6)

2.6 (6.5)

3 (6)

Moderate (3–4)

6.9 (5.8)

7 (6.3)

6.9 (7.9)

6.95(6.7)

Complications^b

cases

2

1

2

5

Antibiotics^c

prescriptions used

146

35

17

198

Non-antibiotic medication^c

prescriptions used

173

200

231

604

Additional PC visits^c

visits, number

16

15

18

49