Variable | Group | Diazepam (15 927 individuals), n (%) | Oxazepam (3820 individuals), n (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 5998 (37.7) | 1629 (42.6) |
Female | 9929 (62.3) | 2191 (57.4) | |
Average age, years | 46.74 | 47.29 | |
Previous medication | Antidepressants and lithium | 3085 (19.2) | 1023 (26.8) |
Antipsychotics | 848 (5.3) | 348 (9.1) | |
Opioids, anti-alcohol, and smoking cessation drugs | 89 (0.6) | 66 (1.7) | |
Drugs for cardiac diseases | 3467 (21.8) | 870 (22.8) | |
Drugs for rheumatic diseases | 852 (5.3) | 197 (5.2) | |
Drugs for COPD | 1648 (10.3) | 411 (10.8) | |
Specialty of first prescriber | GP | 14 543 (91.3) | 3318 (86.9) |
Internist | 480 (3.1) | 157 (4.1) | |
Surgeon | 339 (2.1) | 80 (2.1) | |
Psychiatrist | 317 (2.0) | 201 (5.3) | |
Other | 248 (1.6) | 64 (1.7) | |
Vocational rehabilitation | 1439 (9) | 443 (11.6) | |
Education | Low | 4981 (31.3) | 1311 (34.3) |
High | 10 946 (68.7) | 2509 (65.7) | |
Income | Low | 5943 (37.3) | 1657 (43.4) |
Average | 6663 (41.8) | 1443 (37.8) | |
High | 3321 (20.9) | 720 (18.8) | |
Type of work | Not registered | 4716 (29.6) | 1410 (36.9) |
Private sector | 5309 (33.3) | 1080 (28.3) | |
Public sector | 5902 (37.1) | 1330 (34.8) |
COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.