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Table 2 Prevalence (%) of psychotropic drug use by sex for sites in Canada, Latin America, and Albania

From: Social differences associated with the use of psychotropic drugs among men and women aged 65 to 74 years living in the community: the international mobility in aging study (IMIAS)

Psychotropic drugs

Sex

Latin America (Natal + Manizales)

Canada (Kingston + Saint-Hyacinthe)

Albania (Tirana)

N = 802

(%)

P-value

N = 799

(%)

P-value

N = 394

(%)

P-value

Anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics (ASH)

Male

390

1.3

0.627

377

6.9

0.186

188

5.3

0.328

Female

412

1.7

 

422

9.5

 

206

7.8

 

Antidepressants (ADP)

Male

390

3.8

0.247

377

9.0

0.002

188

1.6

0.272

Female

412

5.6

 

422

16.4

 

206

0.5

 

Analgesics/ antiepileptics/antiparkinsonians (AEP)

Male

390

7.2

<0.001

377

10.9

0.020

188

23.9

0.938

Female

412

16.3

 

422

16.6

 

206

24.3

 

At least one psychotropic drug (MSN)

Male

390

11.5

< 0.001

377

23.1

0.001

188

29.1

0.947

Female

412

21.8

 

422

34.1

 

206

30.1

 
  1. P-value were obtained by Chi-square test