Table 2. Prevalence of benzodiazepine use in the previous 12 months in the general population according to sex and age. São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey (N=2935).

Sex		N (%)	SE	p-value
Total		162 (3.6)	0.5	0.0004
	Female (N=1697)	122 (5.5)	0.9
	Male (N=1238)	40 (1.6)	0.3
Age				0.0687
	18-24 (N=406)	09 (1.8)	0.9
	25-34 (N=684)	18 (2.6)	0.7
	35-49 (N=1,026)	68 (3.4)	0.6
	50-64 (N=590)	48 (6.1)	1.4
	≥65 (N=229)	19 (7.8)	3.5

Weighted proportions.