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 5 Prevalence ratios of antidepressant (ADP) use according to education, income, and occupation for sites in Canada, Latin America, and Albania

Socioeconomic variables		Latin America (Natal + Manizales)			Canada (Kingston + Saint-Hyacinthe)			Albania (Tirana)
Socioeconomic variables		PR	95 % CI	P-value	PR	95 % CI	P-value	PR	95 % CI	P-value
Education	< Secondary	0.39	0.20-0.73	0.003	2.55	1.23-5.26	0.011	----	----------	---------
Education	Secondary or higher	Ref.			Ref.
	Site 1 vs Site 2	2.52	1.30–4.91	0.006	1.61	1.09–2.39	0.017
Income	Low/Medium	0.53	0.26–1.07	0.078	1.27	0.86–1.89	0.230	----	----------	--------
	High	Ref.			Ref.
	Site 1 vs Site 2	2.96	1.47–5.99	0.002	1.52	1.04–2.24	0.032
Occupation	Manual	0.31	0.16–0.59	< 0.001	1.31	0.88–1.92	0.178	----	----------	---------
	Non-manual	Ref.			Ref.
	Site 1 vs Site 2	2.47	1.26–4.83	0.008	1.59	1.10–2.31	0.014

Controlled for site, age and sex, depression, and number of chronic illnesses, as well as comparison between grouped sites, if applicable
In Latin America, site 1 = Manizales and site 2 = Natal; In Canada, site 1 = Kingston and site 2 = Saint-Hyacinthe; Number of ADP users in Tirana was very low (n=4)

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