Table 1.
Description of the population random sample of employed persons who submitted a claim for reimbursement* of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) prescription in France 2003–2004 (n = 5651)
| Age of patients (mean, SD) | 44.6 (10.0) |
| Age categories, years (%) | |
| 20–29 | 8.9 |
| 30–39 | 21.6 |
| 40–49 | 32.5 |
| 50–59 | 34.3 |
| 60+ | 2.7 |
| Gender of patients (%) | |
| Male | 40.4 |
| Female | 59.6 |
| Occupational category of patients (%) | |
| Managerial, liberal profession | 16.0 |
| Education, healthcare, technicians | 21.9 |
| Services and commerce | 33.3 |
| Labour, material handling, driving | 26.4 |
| Unknown | 2.4 |
| Indication for NSAID prescription (%) | |
| Back pain, low-back pain, sciatica | 55.2 |
| Sprain, tendonitis, muscular pain | 24.9 |
| Osteoarthritis lower and upper limbs | 13.1 |
| Other musculoskeletal disorders | 6.7 |
*
Reimbursement national database covers 83% of the population in France.