Table 2.

Comparison of mean prescriptions per patient/year between women in study group and national survey¹⁷ (DNSGP-2).

Medication type/age groups	Study groupa	DNSGP-2 group	P-value	95% CI
Pain medication
Youngest and middle aged groupc	2.010	0.303	<0.001b	1.04 to 2.38
Oldest age groupc	2.041	0.601	0.021	0.24 to 2.64
Tranquillisers/antidepressantsd
Youngest and middle aged groupc	2.111	0.743	0.058	−0.05 to 2.78
Oldest age groupc	3.534	1.788	0.109	−0.42 to 3.92

^aMean number of prescriptions per patient/year: corrected for period enrolled in practice.

^bSignificant.

^cYoungest and middle aged group from the DNSGP-2: 20–44 years were compared to the study group: 18–45 years (n = 70) and the oldest age group from the DNSGP-2: 45–64 years to our study group: 46–65 years (n = 22).

^dDNSGP-2: included all nervous system medication. Comparison with one-sample t-test (SPSS).