Table 3 Comparison of the descriptive characteristics of patients in the study population (n = 51,216) according to whether or not they were prescribed BZDs
From: Gaining insight into benzodiazepine prescribing in General Practice in France: a data-based study
Patients 18+ | Without BZDs prescriptions (n = 44,811) | With BZDs prescriptions (n = 6,405) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 44.5 (18.2) | 53.5 (17.1) | P < 0.001 |
% patients of 65 or older | 16.0 | 27.1 | P < 0.001 |
% females | 53.1 | 64.1 | P < 0.001 |
Nb consultations/patient/year (SD) | 2.9 (2.4) | 5.3 (3.3) | P < 0.001 |
% patients with > 4 consultations/year | 19.8 | 52.6 | P < 0.001 |
% patients | |||
- with anxiety | 1.9 | 16.9 | P < 0.001 |
- with depression | 5.8 | 41.3 | P < 0.001 |
- with insomnia | 1.7 | 20.9 | P < 0.001 |
- with cardiovascular diseases | 20.5 | 36.4 | P < 0.001 |
- with arthropathic diseases | 16.8 | 27.7 | P < 0.001 |