Table A1.

Trend of patients with at least one (strong) opioid, by age category.

Year	Age 65–74		Age 75–84		Age 85+
	% Patients with at least one opioid (CI 95%)	% Patients with at least a strong opioid (CI 95%)	% Patients with at least one opioid (CI 95%)	% Patients with at least a strong opioid (CI 95%)	% Patients with at least one opioid (CI 95%)	% Patients with at least a strong opioid (CI 95%)
2005	3.5 (2.1–4.9)	1.1 (0.3–0.9)	5.0 (3.3–6.7)	1.3 (0.5–2.2)	5.0 (3.3–6.7)	2.0 (0.9–3.1)
2006	3.6 (2.3–4.9)	1.1 (0.4–1.8)	5.9 (4.2–7.5)	1.7 (0.8–2.6)	7.8 (5.9–9.6)	2.9 (1.7–4.0)
2007	4.0 (2.9–5.1)	1.0 (0.5–1.5)	6.0 (4.7–7.3)	1.8 (1.1–2.6)	7.1 (5.6–8.5)	3.2 (2.2–4.1)
2008	4.5 (3.5–5.5)	1.4 (0.9–2.0)	6.5 (5.3–7.7)	2.3 (1.6–3.0)	9.2 (7.8–10.6)	4.1 (3.2–5.1)
2009	4.9 (3.9–5.9)	1.6 (1.0–2.1)	7.8 (6.5–9.0)	2.9 (2.1–3.7)	9.0 (7.7–10.4)	4.7 (3.7–5.7)
2010	6.2 (5.5–6.9)	1.9 (1.5–2.2)	9.3 (8.5–10.1)	3.5 (3.0–4.0)	12.9 (12.0–13.9)	6.5 (5.8–7.2)
2011	6.8 (6.3–7.3)	2.3 (2.0–2.6)	10.4 (9.8–11.0)	4.2 (3.8–4.6)	13.7 (13.0–14.4)	7.5 (7.0–8.1)
2012	7.0 (6.6–7.5)	2.4 (2.1–2.7)	10.9 (10.3–11.5)	4.6 (4.2–5.0)	14.5 (13.8–15.1)	8.0 (7.5–8.5)
2013	7.4 (7.0–7.8)	2.7 (2.4–3.0)	11.5 (10.9–12.0)	5.1 (4.7–5.4)	15.5 (14.9–16.1)	8.9 (8.5–9.4)
2014	7.7 (7.3–8.1)	3.1 (2.9–3.4)	11.8 (11.3–12.3)	5.7 (5.4–6.1)	16.2 (15.6–16.8)	9.7 (9.2–10.1)
2015	8.5 (8.1–9.5)	3.9 (3.6–4.2)	12.9 (12.3–13.4)	6.8 (6.4–7.2)	17.4 (16.7–18.0)	11.7 (11.2–12.3)
2016	9.0 (8.5–9.5)	4.7 (4.4–5.1)	13.1 (12.5–13.7)	7.6 (7.1–8.1)	18.4 (17.7–19.1)	12.9 (12.3–13.5)
2017	9.2 (8.8–9.7)	5.3 (4.9–5.6)	13.1 (12.6–13.7)	8.2 (7.7–8.6)	17.8 (17.2–18.4)	12.9 (12.4–13.5)