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. 2024 Sep 9;8(1):e002483. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002483

Table 1. Baseline characteristics.

Variables Patients (n=161 386)n (%)
Age group (years)
 0–2 5332 (3.30)
 3–5 21 312 (13.21)
 6–9 49 079 (30.41)
 10–12 21 026 (13.03)
 13–19 64 637 (40.05)
Gender
 Male 94 049 (58.28)
 Female 67 337 (41.72)
Season
 Spring 35 912 (22.25)
 Summer 43 872 (27.18)
 Autumn 47 157 (29.22)
 Winter 34 445 (21.34)
Concomitant medications*
 Antihistamines 117 113 (72.57)
 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 89 518 (55.47)
 Corticosteroids 76 684 (47.52)
 Histamine H2-receptor antagonists 30 673 (19.01)
 Opioids 18 773 (11.63)
 Benzodiazepines 14 317 (8.87)
 Antipsychotics 7865 (4.87)
 Psychostimulants 7497 (4.65)
 Neuraminidase inhibitors 6663 (4.13)
 Antiepileptics 2732 (1.69)
 Antidepressants 2222 (1.38)
Neuropsychiatric adverse events
 Anxiety disorder 47 911 (29.69)
 Mood disorder 46 114 (28.57)
 Personality disorder 36 899 (22.86)
 Sleep-related disorder 10 616 (6.58)
 Others 10 194 (6.32)
 Movement disorder 7076 (4.38)
 Psychotic disorder 1469 (0.91)
 Cognitive disorder 1087 (0.67)
 Self-harm 20 (0.01)
*

Overalpped.