Table 3.
Medication Use Over the Course of 3 Years by Anxiety Status.
| No Anxiety (N = 389) | Intermittent Anxiety (N = 324) | Chronic Anxiety (N = 78) | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiolytics | 10.5% | 18.8% | 30.8% | X2[2]=1946; p < 0.001 |
| Benzodiazepines | 8.0% | 17.0% | 25.6% | X2[2]=21.69; p < 0.001 |
| Barbituates | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Fisher exact=.25a |
| Fisher exact=80b | ||||
| Others | 1.8% | 2.5% | 5.1% | Fisher exact=.36a |
| Fisher exact=.93b | ||||
| Anti-depressants | 14.4% | 21.6% | 35.9% | X2[2]=21.96; p < 0.001 |
| Tricyclics | 7.2% | 11.7% | 14.1% | X2[2]=6.01; p = 0.05 |
| SSRIs | 8.2% | 13.0% | 21.8% | X2[2]=14.07; p = .001 |
| MAOIs | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3.8% | Fisher exact=.79a |
| Fisher exact=.016b | ||||
| Trazadone | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | Fisher exact=.73a |
| Fisher exact=.91b | ||||
| Any psychiatric medication | 20.3% | 33.0% | 48.7% | X2[2]=31.82; p < 0.001 |
a
No anxiety versus intermittent anxiety.
b
No anxiety versus chronic anxiety.