Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Outpatient Antibiotic Use for Clostridioides difficile-Indicated Agents in British Columbia, from 2000 to 2018

Table 1

Cohort characteristics, overall data from 2000 to 2018.

Cohort characteristics	Overall (2000–18)
Total number of unique patients	1 174 374
Average patients per year	61 809
Age
0–18	38 446
19–64	897 639
65+	238 289
Mean age	48
Sex
Female	808 309
Male	365 952
Income quintile
Quintile 1 (lowest)	259 536
Quintile 2	234 994
Quintile 3	224 572
Quintile 4	218 377
Quintile 5 (highest)	203 054
Missing	23 337
Rural/urban status
Rural	226 049
Urban	901 790
Missing	46 535
Total indicated antibiotics prescribed
Metronidazole	1 523 031
Vancomycin	43 540
Fidaxomicin	294