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Table 2 Unadjusted odds ratios for patient and prescriber characteristics and use of high daily doses

From: High daily doses of benzodiazepines among Quebec seniors: prevalence and correlates

   

High daily dose

Less than high daily dose

  
   

n

(%)

n

(%)

Odds ratio

95% CI

Prescriber

Gender

female

11

(10.2)

68

(13.6)

1

Reference

  

male

97

(89.8)

431

(86.4)

1.39

0.71–2.73

 

Year of graduation

1980+

15

(13.9)

80

(16.0)

1

Reference

  

1970–79

40

(37.0)

211

(42.3)

1.01

0.53–1.93

  

1960–69

28

(25.9)

107

(21.4)

1.4

0.70–2.79

  

pre 1960

25

(23.1)

101

(20.2)

1.32

0.65–2.67

 

Specialist

no

93

(18.6)

408

(81.4)

1

Reference

  

yes

15

(14.2)

91

(85.8)

0.72

0.40–1.31

Patient

Gender

female

70

(64.8)

357

(71.5)

1

Reference

  

male

38

(31.5)

142

(28.5)

1.37

0.88–2.12

 

Age

66–69

22

(20.4)

83

(16.6)

1

Reference

  

70–74

34

(23.6)

110

(22.0)

1.17

0.64–2.14

  

75–79

27

(31.5)

143

(28.7)

0.71

0.38–1.33

  

80+

25

(23.1)

163

(32.7)

0.58

0.31–1.09

 

Anxiety

no

62

(57.4)

353

(70.7)

1

Reference

  

yes

46

(42.8)

146

(29.3)

1.79

1.17–2.75

 

3MS

> 78

82

(75.9)

361

(72.3)

1

Reference

  

< 78

26

(24.1)

138

(27.7)

0.83

0.51–1.34

 

CDS

< 4

92

(85.2)

417

(83.6)

1

Reference

  

> 4

16

(14.8)

82

(16.4)

0.88

0.50–1.58

 

previous use

no

6

(5.6)

65

(13.0)

1

Reference

  

yes

102

(94.4)

434

(87.0)

2.55

1.07–6.04