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. 2006 Sep 29;78(3):233–239. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.104034

Table 1 Proportion of patients taking each type of drug stratified by age, sex and GDS at baseline.

Patients n (%) Mean (SD) age (years) Women n (%) Mean (SD) GDS
Antipsychotic drugs
 None 190 (85) 82.1 (6.5) 135 (71) 4.77 (0.92)*
 Older antipsychotics 7 (3) 83.6 (7.8) 7 (100) 5.57 (0.79)
 Atypical antipsychotics 27 (12) 82.9 (6.3) 22 (82) 5.26 (0.76)
Antidepressant drugs
 None 170 (76) 82.8 (6.2) 119 (70) 4.80 (0.90)*
 Tricyclic drugs 7 (3) 84.8 (7.8) 5 (71) 5.71 (0.49)
 SSRIs/tricyclic‐related drugs 46 (21) 80.1 (7.0) 40 (87) 4.89 (0.97)
 Lithium 1 (0.4) 79 (—) 0 6.00 (—)
Hypnotics and anxiolytics
 None 194 (87) 82.2 (6.7) 140 (72) 4.77 (0.92)*
 BZD/BZD‐related drugs 30 (13) 82.4 (5.2) 24 (80) 5.40 (0.68)
Drugs for dementia
 None 137 (61) 84.2 (5.8)* 115 (84)* 5.10 (0.87)*
 Achs/NMDA antagonists 86 (38) 79.3 (6.3) 48 (56) 4.47 (0.86)
 Achs and Ginkgo biloba 1 (0.4) 73 (—) 1 (100) 4.00 (—)
Vitamins/antioxidants
 None 203 (91) 82.1 (6.5) 146 (74) 4.84 (0.93)
 Vitamin E 1 (0.4) 73 (—) 0 5.00 (—)
 Vitamin B12 or folic acid 20 (9) 84.3 (6.5) 18 (90) 4.95 (0.83)
NSAIDs
 None 155 (69) 82.3 (6.5) 116 (75) 4.92 (0.92)
 Small doses of aspirin (<325 mg/day) 53 (24) 82.1 (6.9) 35 (66) 4.64 (0.88)
 NSAIDs 16 (7) 82.3 (5.0) 13 (81) 4.94 (1.00)
Antihypertensive and heart‐related drugs
 None 132 (59) 81.5 (7.0)* 97 (74) 4.78 (0.98)
 Any 92 (41) 83.3 (5.5) 67 (73) 4.96 (0.81)
Drugs affecting the renin–angiotensin system
 None 202 (90) 82.3 (6.6) 148 (73) 4.85 (0.92)
 ACE inhibitors 20 (9) 82.9 (5.3) 15 (75) 4.85 (0.99)
 Angiotensin‐II receptor antagonists 2 (1) 76.5 (0.7) 1 (50) 5.00 (0.00)
Lipid‐regulating drugs
 None 212 (95) 82.4 (6.4) 155 (73) 4.87 (0.91)
 Statins 12 (5) 79.5 (7.5) 9 (75) 4.50 (1.09)
Drugs with antimuscarinic effect
 None 215 (96) 82.4 (6.4) 162 (75)* 4.86 (0.91)
 Any 9 (4) 79.6 (8.7) 2 (22) 4.67 (1.12)
Corticosteroids
 None 211 (94) 82.2 (6.6) 153 (73) 4.83 (0.93)
 Inhaled or nasal application 9 (4) 84.2 (4.3) 7 (78) 5.22 (0.44)
 Oral intake 4 (2) 81.3 (5.6) 4 (100) 5.25 (0.96)
Drugs for diabetes
 None 214 (96) 82.4 (6.5) 158 (74) 4.86 (0.92)
 Oral drugs for diabetes or insulin 10 (4) 79.5 (7.0) 6 (60) 4.70 (0.82)
Thyroid hormones
 None 203 (91) 82.3 (6.4) 146 (72) 4.86 (0.92)
 Any 21 (9) 81.9 (7.4) 18 (86) 4.81 (0.93)
Antiparkinsonian drugs
 None 222 (99) 82.3 (6.5) 164 (74) 4.85 (0.92)
 Levodopa 2 (1) 75 (7.1) 0 5.00 (1.41)
Antiepileptic drugs
 None 220 (98) 82.2 (6.5) 161 (73) 4.85 (0.92)
 Any 4 (2) 84.8 (8.5) 3 (75) 5.00 (0.82)
Laxatives
 None 198 (88) 81.6 (6.4)* 145 (73) 4.79 (0.92)
 Any 26 (12) 87.0 (4.7) 19 (73) 5.31 (0.79)

ACE, angiotensin‐converting enzyme; Achs, acetylcholinesterase‐inhibiting drugs; BZD, benzodiazepine; GDS, Global Deterioration Scale; NMDA, N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate; NSAID, non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug; SSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

*p<0.05.