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Table 4 Drug use in women and men living in a nursing home or at home

From: Drug use differs by care level. A cross-sectional comparison between older people living at home or in a nursing home in Oslo, Norway

Drug groups

Women (n = 31,078)

Men (n = 20,152)

Women vs men

H

NH

 

H

NH

 

H

NH

%

%

RRa (95% CI)

%

%

RRa (95% CI)

RRb (95% CI)

RRb (95% CI)

Opioids

25.7

48.6

2.3 (2.2, 2.4)

18.3

38.7

2.2 (2.0, 2.5)

1.2 (1.2, 1.2)

1.1 (1.1, 1.2)

Paracetamol

22.4

73.6

3.3 (3.2, 3.4)

12.0

67.7

5.9 (5.5, 6.3)

1.3 (1.3, 1.3)

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

Antiepileptic drugs

4.1

8.5

2.1 (1.8, 2.5)

3.9

12.6

3.4 (2.7, 4.3)

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

Dopaminergic agents

1.2

3.2

2.6 (2.0, 3.4)

1.8

6.3

3.7 (2.7, 5.2)

0.8 (0.8, 1.0)

0.8 (0.7, 1.0)

Antipsychotics

4.7

17.1

3.7 (3.3, 4.1)

2.9

17.5

6.2 (5.1, 7.6)

1.2 (1.1, 1.2)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

Anxiolytics

20.1

49.2

2.5 (2.3, 2.6)

10.5

45.9

4.6 (4.1, 5.0)

1.3 (1.2, 1.3)

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

Hypnotics/sedatives

34.3

49.1

1.4 (1.4, 1.5)

20.2

49.5

2.6 (2.3, 2.8)

1.3 (1.2, 1.3)

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

Antidepressants

13.8

33.0

2.4 (2.2, 2.6)

7.3

27.7

3.9 (3.4, 4.5)

1.3 (1.2, 1.3)

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

Antidementia drugs

2.2

10.8

5.0 (4.3, 5.8)

1.8

13.7

8.0 (6.4, 0.1)

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

0.9 (0.9, 1.0)

Cardiac glycosides

3.2

5.7

1.8 (1.5, 2.2)

3.2

5.9

1.9 (1.4, 2.7)

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

Cardiac nitrates

7.1

15.8

2.2 (2.0, 2.5)

8.2

14.1

1.8 (1.5, 2.2)

0.9 (0.9, 1.0)

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

Loop diuretics

14.7

32.2

2.2 (2.0, 2.4)

12.9

29.9

2.4 (2.1, 2.8)

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

Other diuretics

7.5

3.0

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

5.3

2.3

0.5 (0.3, 0.8)

1.2 (1.1, 1.2)

1.1 (0.9, 1.2)

Beta-blockers

27.1

25.1

0.9 (0.9, 1.0)

32.1

23.6

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

0.9 (0.9, 0.9)

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

Calcium channel blockers

19.2

9.5

0.5 (0.4, 0.6)

20.1

7.6

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

Renin–angiotensin

40.1

17.9

0.4 (0.4, 0.5)

42.6

20.7

0.5 (0.4, 0.6)

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

Statins

31.8

4.7

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

39.7

9.2

0.2 (0.2, 0.3)

0.9 (0.8, 0.9)

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

Antithrombotic agents

42.7

42.0

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

54.6

50.1

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

0.8 (0.8, 0.8)

0.9 (0.9, 1.0)

Inhalators

18.6

17.8

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

16.5

23.1

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

0.9 (0.9, 1.0)

Corticosteroids

11.1

6.3

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

8.9

7.4

0.9 (0.6, 1.2)

1.1 (1.1, 1.1)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

Antihistamines

13.6

7.6

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

8.7

9.9

1.2 (0.9, 1.5)

1.2 (0.2, 1.2)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

Drugs for peptic ulcer

18.2

21.7

1.2 (1.1, 1.3)

15.7

20.0

1.3 (1.1, 1.6)

1.1 (1.1, 1.1)

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

Antidiabetics

8.5

8.6

1.0 (0.9, 1.2)

12.8

11.7

0.9 (0.7, 1.2)

0.8 (0.8, 0.8)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

Osteoporosis drugs

9.8

2.6

0.3 (0.2, 0.4)

1.4

0.7

0.5 (0.2, 1.4)

1.6 (1.6, 1.0)

1.2 (1.1, 1.3)

NSAIDs

22.7

5.6

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

17.8

5.2

0.3 (0.2, 0.4)

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

  1. H (home population), NH (nursing home population). RR (relative risk with 95% confidence interval)
  2. Number of women (H = 29,326, NH = 1752) and men (H = 19,618, NH = 554)
  3. aRR values calculated using the home population as the reference group
  4. bRR values calculated using women as the reference group
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