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Table 6 Multivariate regression for the duration of use of antibiotics and conformity index

From: Corticosteroid and antibiotic use in hospitalized patients in Lebanon with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Variables with duration of use of antibiotics

Standardized beta

P value

Exp (B)

95% CI

C-reactive protein value

 − 0.747

.0048

2,110

[0.975, 4.568]

Variables with conformity index

Gender

0.414

.049

0.178

[0.001, 0.827]

Age

 − 0.226

.006

 − 0.247

[− 0.386, − 0.067]

Alcohol

 − 0.472

.018

 − 0.227

[− 0.861, − 0.084]

Psychiatric drugs

 − 0.214

.049

 − 0.172

[− 0.428, 0.000]