Table 1. Prevalence of the use of psychotropic agents and prevalence ratios according to sex and demographic/socioeconomic characteristics.
Campinas, Brazil, 2014–2015.
| Variables | Male sex | Female sex | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Prevalence % | PR (95%CI) | n | Prevalence % | PR (95%CI) | |
| Age (years) | (0.0069)*χ2 | (0.0000)*χ2 | ||||
| 20–39 | 258 | 4.3 | 1 | 291 | 9.9 | 1 |
| 40–59 | 206 | 9.6 | 2.24 (1.13–4.41)* | 258 | 16.3 | 1.65 (1.00–2.70) |
| 60 or older | 387 | 11.5 | 2.68 (1.38–5.20)* | 599 | 28.0 | 2.84 (1.86–4.34)* |
| Total | 851 | 7.3 | 1148 | 15.8 | ||
| Schooling (in years) | (0.6985) | (0.0188)* | ||||
| 0–4 | 282 | 8.7 | 1 | 458 | 18.7 | 1 |
| 5–11 | 412 | 7.3 | 0.84 (0.49–1.44) | 495 | 12.2 | 0.65 (0.46–0.91)* |
| 12 or more | 157 | 6.5 | 0.74 (0.35–1.56) | 195 | 20.0 | 1.07 (0.69–1.65) |
| Skin color/ethnicity | (0.0060)* | (0.0126)* | ||||
| Non-white | 265 | 3.0 | 1 | 347 | 11.1 | 1 |
| White | 568 | 9.6 | 3.19 (1.33–7.65)* | 773 | 17.7 | 1.60 (1.10–2.33)* |
| Paid occupational activity | (0.0001)* | (0.0207)* | ||||
| Yes | 476 | 4.7 | 1 | 465 | 13.3 | 1 |
| No | 374 | 13.8 | 2.92 (1.71–4.99)* | 683 | 19.1 | 1.43 (1.05–1.96)* |
| Household income per capita (in BMMW) | (0.1608) | (0.8367) | ||||
| ≤ 1 | 265 | 5.2 | 1 | 422 | 14.7 | 1 |
| > 1- ≤ 3 | 457 | 9.1 | 1.75 (0.96–3.16) | 574 | 16.1 | 1.01 (0.68–1.76) |
| > 3 | 119 | 6.1 | 1.17 (0.44–3.07) | 151 | 17.1 | 1.16 (0.69–1.94) |
| Private health insurance plan | (0.1832) | (0.0261)* | ||||
| No | 508 | 6.1 | 1 | 603 | 13.1 | 1 |
| Yes | 342 | 8.9 | 1.45 (0.83–2.53) | 545 | 18.5 | 1.40 (1.04–1.89)* |
n: number of individuals in unweighted sample.
* statistically significant difference.
χ2 between parentheses: p-value from the chi-squared test.
PR (95%CI): Prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval).