Use of CNS medications and cognitive decline in the aged: a longitudinal population-based study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Use of CNS medications.

Medication	Number of users
	Baseline		Follow-up		Both baseline and follow-up
	N	%	N	%	N	% of users at baseline
Opioids	9	2	43	7	3	33
Anticholinergics	78	14	104	18	37	47
Antiepileptics	7	1	7	1	3	43
Benzodiazepines or related drugs	115	20	181	32	84	73
Antipsychotics	28	5	36	6	11	39
Antidepressants	19	3	71	13	14	74
At least one CNS medication	171	30	262	46	133	78

Number (%) of participants using CNS medication at the baseline and follow-up examinations and number of participants using these medications both at baseline and during follow-up.
CNS = central nervous system

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