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)

Table 3 Prevalence (%) of psychotropic drug use according to education, income, and occupation for sites in Canada, Latin America, and Albania

Psychotropic drugs	Socioeconomic variables		Latin America (Natal + Manizales)			Canada (Kingston + Saint-Hyacinthe)			Albania (Tirana)
			N = 802	Percent	P-value	N = 799	Percent	P-value	N = 394	Percent	P-value
Anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics (ASH)	Education	< Secondary	608	1.8	0.196	30	10.0	0.724	45	6.7	0.984
		Secondary or higher	194	0.5		769	8.2		349	6.6
	Income	Low/Medium	584	1.0	0.073	458	9.4	0.141	270	5.2	0.095
		High	218	2.8		325	6.5		124	9.7
	Occupation	Manual	698	1.6	0.630	300	10.3	0.099	251	6.4	0.812
		Non-manual	104	1.0		499	7.0		143	7.0
Antidepressants (ADP)	Education	< Secondary	608	3.8	0.024	30	23.3	0.082	45	2.2	0.391
		Secondary or higher	194	7.7		769	12.5		349	0.9
	Income	Low/Medium	584	4.6	0.802	458	14.6	0.147	270	0.7	0.423
		High	218	5.0		325	11.1		124	1.6
	Occupation	Manual	698	3.7	< 0.001	300	13.3	0.772	251	1.6	0.129
		Non-manual	104	11.5		499	12.6		143	0.0
Analgesics/ antiepileptics/antiparkinsonians (AEP)	Education	< Secondary	608	13.0	0.075	30	23.3	0.128	45	20.0	0.493
		Secondary or higher	194	8.2		769	13.5		349	24.6
	Income	Low/Medium	584	13.7	0.008	458	17.5	< 0.001	270	25.2	0.462
		High	218	6.9		325	8.6		124	21.8
	Occupation	Manual	698	12.9	0.017	300	16.3	0.122	251	22.3	0.268
		Non-manual	104	4.8		499	12.4		143	27.3
At least one psychotropic drug (MSN)	Education	< Secondary	608	17.3	0.558	30	43.3	0.076	45	24.4	0.392
		Secondary or higher	194	15.5		769	28.3		349	30.7
	Income	Low/Medium	584	18.2	0.103	458	33.6	< 0.001	270	30.4	0.788
		High	218	13.3		325	22.2		124	29.0
	Occupation	Manual	698	16.9	0.887	300	31.3	0.242	251	28.3	0.340
		Non-manual	104	16.3		499	27.5		143	32.9

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