Table 1.
Characteristics of study population and incident cases of diabetes. Values are numbers (percentages)
| Study population (n=19 637)
|
Incident cases of diabetes (n=451)
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| <20 | 487 (2.5) | 2 (0.4) |
| 20-44 | 7 854 (40.0) | 74 (16.4) |
| 45-64 | 5 693 (29.0) | 191 (42.4) |
| ⩾65 | 5 603 (28.5) | 184 (40.8) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 9 522 (48.5) | 169 (37.5) |
| Female | 10 115 (51.5) | 282 (62.5) |
| Ever use of antipsychotics* | ||
| Conventional antipsychotics: | 18 443 (93.9) | 382 (84.7) |
| Non-depot | 17 320 (88.2) | 339 (75.2) |
| Depot | 4 421 (22.5) | 95 (21.1) |
| Olanzapine | 970 (4.9) | 9 (2.0) |
| Risperidone | 1 683 (8.6) | 23 (5.1) |
| Other newer agents | 578 (2.9) | 6 (1.3) |
*
Categories not mutually exclusive. Ever use is at least one prescription for drug of interest, with prescription date any time during study period.