Table 1 . Baseline characteristics and the overuse distribution in number and percentage .
| Variables | Group | Total | Abuse | Abuse % Per group | Abuse % in overusing sample | p values |
| Age Group | < 20 | 15 | 8 | 53.33% | 1.12% | 0.872 |
| 20-30 | 94 | 66 | 70.21% | 9.24% | ||
| 30-40 | 129 | 85 | 65.89% | 11.90% | ||
| 40-50 | 134 | 105 | 78.36% | 14.71% | ||
| 50-60 | 180 | 146 | 81.11% | 20.45% | ||
| 60-70 | 178 | 127 | 71.35% | 17.79% | ||
| 70-80 | 145 | 89 | 61.38% | 12.46% | ||
| 80-90 | 110 | 77 | 70.00% | 10.78% | ||
| > 90 | 15 | 11 | 73.33% | 1.54% | ||
| Sex | Female | 527 | 389 | 73.81% | 54.48% | 0.086 |
| Male | 473 | 325 | 68.71% | 45.52% | ||
| Location | Baalabek-Hermel &Bequaa | 190 | 129 | 67.89% | 18.07% | 0.403 |
| Beirut | 80 | 57 | 71.25% | 7.98% | ||
| Mount Lebanon | 340 | 250 | 73.53% | 35.01% | ||
| Nabatieh | 70 | 56 | 80.00% | 7.84% | ||
| North Lebanon &Akkar | 220 | 152 | 69.09% | 21.29% | ||
| South Lebanon | 100 | 70 | 70.00% | 9.80% | ||
| Education | Less than a high school diploma | 424 | 289 | 68.16% | 40.48% | 0.195 |
| High school diploma | 213 | 155 | 72.77% | 21.71% | ||
| Higher studies & university diploma | 363 | 270 | 74.38% | 37.82% | ||
| Prescribed by physicians | Yes | 714 | 633 | 88.66% | 88.66% | - |
| No | 286 | 259 | 90.56% | 36.27% |