Table 4.
Characteristics of the study population in the prescription sequence symmetry analysis
| Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzodiazepine prescriptions, n | 9,332,070 | |||
| Users | 577,099 | |||
| Incident users, n | 145,496 | 49,972 (34.3) | 95,524 (65.7) | |
| Age, years, n (%) | ||||
| <20 | 3,202 (2.2) | 1,350 (2.7) | 1,852 (1.9) | |
| 20-39 | 22,550 (15.5) | 7,607 (15.2) | 14,943 (15.6) | |
| 40-59 | 37,253 (25.6) | 13,327 (25.6) | 23,926 (25.0) | |
| 60-79 | 63,207 (43.4) | 21,706 (43.4) | 41,501 (43.4) | |
| ≥80 | 19,284 (13.3) | 5,982 (13.3) | 13,302 (12.0) | |
| Mean ± SD | 59.5 ± 18.7 | 58.9 ± 18.6 | 59.8 ± 18.7 |
SD: standard deviation