Skip to main content

Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

From: Falls, healthcare resources and costs in older adults with insomnia treated with zolpidem, trazodone, or benzodiazepines

Category

Insomnia Treated Patients

Matched Control Cohort

Post-Matching

N

%

N

%

Total

1,699,913

100.0%

1,699,913

100.0%

Sex

  Female

1,017,413

59.9%

1,017,413

59.9%

Age at Index

 Mean (SD)

75.4 (6.8)

75.4 (6.8)

 Median (IQR)

74.0 (70.0—80.0)

74.0 (70.0—80.0)

 Min (Max)

65 (111)

65 (111)

Duration of Post-Index Enrollment (months)

 Mean (SD)

40.6 (17.3)

44.1 (17.0)

 Median (IQR)

40.2 (25.1—57.2)

46. (29.4—59.1)

 Min (Max)

1 (72)

0 (72)

Charlson Comorbidity Index

 Mean (SD)

1.7 (2.5)

0.7 (1.5)

 Median (IQR)

1 (0 – 3)

0 (0 – 1)

 Min (Max)

0 (24)

0 (20)

Comorbidities

 Depression

296,097

17.4%

56,258

3.3%

 Osteoporosis

280,462

16.5%

178,721

10.5%

 Traumatic brain injury

62,318

3.7%

16,672

1.0%

 Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia

144,834

8.5%

31,812

1.9%

 Chronic pain

108,468

6.4%

19,222

1.1%

 Obstructive sleep apnea

113,161

6.7%

0

0.0%

Index Treatment

 Benzodiazepines

494,655

29.1%

  

 Trazodone

581,117

34.2%

  

 Zolpidem ER

8,196

0.5%

  

 Zolpidem IR

615,945

36.2%

  
  1. Abbreviations: ER Extended release, IQR Interquartile range, IR Immediate release, Max Maximum, Min Minimum, SD Standard deviation