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Use of analgesics and psychotropics in a home-dwelling population aged at least 75 years by age groups
| Age (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicines | 75–79 n = 250 (%) | 80–84 n = 158 (%) | 85 + n = 115 (%) | P value* |
| Analgesics and psychotropics | 49 (19.6) | 49 (31.0) | 44 (38.3) | 0.001 |
| Analgesics and no psychotropics | 124 (49.6) | 65 (41.1) | 33 (28.7) | 0.001 |
| Psychotropics and no analgesics | 21 (8.4) | 15 (9.5) | 17 (14.8) | 0.163 |
| No analgesics and no psychotropics | 56 (22.4) | 29 (18.4) | 21 (18.3) | 0.510 |
Chi-squared test.
