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. 2021 Aug 5;3:100054. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100054

Table 4.

Prevalence of drugs with anticholinergic effects, benzodiazepine derivatives and antipsychotics in NH residents by age. N = 574.

Age (years)
p-Value
65–74 75–84 85–105
n (%) 45 (7.8) 175 (30.5) 354 (61.7)
Anticholinergics, n (%) 13 (28.9) 25 (14.3) 37 (10.5) 0.002
Benzodiazepines, n (%) 26 (57.8) 97 (55.4) 215 (60.7) 0.500
Antipsychotics, n (%) 13 (28.9) 40 (22.9) 60 (17.0) 0.074

Regular and as needed treatment for all drugs above.

The level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.