Table 4.

Association between benzodiazepine discontinuation and drug half-life in patients older than 65 years

	Short half-life benzodiazepine	Long half-life benzodiazepine	p
2011	N = 4,601	N = 5,293
Continuing patients (n; %)	1,425; 30.97	1,289; 24.35	<0.005
2012	N = 5,550	N = 5,289
Continuing patients (n; %)	1,755; 31.62	1,286; 24.31	<0.005