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Table 2 Patients' characteristics in the study population (n = 51,216)

From: Gaining insight into benzodiazepine prescribing in General Practice in France: a data-based study

Patients 18+

 

Mean age in years (SD)

45,7 (18,4)

% of patients of 65 or older

17.5

% females

54,5

Nb consultations/patient/year (SD)

3,2 (2.7)

% patients with > 4 consultations/year

24

Nb consultations/patient/year with at least one prescription (SD)

2,6 (2.3)

% patients with at least one prescription

91,3

% of patients with at least one BZD prescription

12,5

% patients

 

   - with anxiety

3.7

   - with depression

10.3

   - with insomnia

4.1

   - with cardiovascular diseases

18.2

   - with arthropathic diseases

22.4