Table 2

Descriptive Statistics for Treatment and Comparison Group Patient

Never Exposed to Physician ExitExposed to Physician Exit
MeanSDMeanSD
Panel A: Antibiotic Prescriptions
All antibiotics (All J01)0.56(1.28)0.55(1.26)
Penicillins (J01 C)0.35(0.82)0.34(0.81)
Second-line (J01 F, D, or M)0.12(0.46)0.11(0.45)
Other (J01 excluding J01 C, F, D, M)0.09(0.68)0.09(0.66)
Panel B: Basic Demographics and Health
Age42.89(24.02)44.42(23.33)
Female0.54(0.50)0.55(0.50)
Pregnant0.02(0.14)0.02(0.14)
Household size2.61(1.37)2.58(1.36)
Any visits to an emergency department0.15(0.36)0.15(0.35)
Any call to an emergency doctor0.19(0.39)0.17(0.38)
Any hospitalization for infection (ACSC)a0.005(0.07)0.005(0.07)
Panel C: Family Background and Education
Married couple0.55(0.50)0.56(0.50)
Cohabiting couple with children0.07(0.25)0.06(0.24)
Cohabiting couple without children0.06(0.25)0.06(0.24)
Single0.32(0.47)0.031(0.46)
First generation migrant (nordic)0.01(0.09)0.01(0.08)
First generation migrant (other country)0.07(0.25)0.07(0.25)
Second generation migrant0.03(0.17)0.03(0.17)
Missing education0.21(0.41)0.18(0.39)
School grade 7–100.26(0.44)0.28(0.45)
High school or vocational training0.32(0.47)0.33(0.47)
Short higher education0.03(0.17)0.03(0.17)
Medium higher education0.12(0.33)0.12(0.32)
Long higher education0.05(0.22)0.05(0.22)
PhD education0.003(0.06)0.003(0.05)
No education0.001(0.03)0.001(0.03)
Total observations (patient–years)6,224,8231,565,085
  • aHospitalizations for acute ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSC) commonly caused by bacterial and nonbacterial infections (see Online Appendix I.1 for a complete list of ICD-10 codes).