Table 1 Trends in prevalence of analgesic use in Germany between German Health Interview and Examination Surveys GNHIES98 and DEGS1

GNHIES98 n = 7099

GNHIES98

DEGS1

GNHIES98

DEGS1

GNHIES98

DEGS1

GNHIES98

DEGS1

DEGS1 n = 7091

n = 1311^e

n = 1490^e

n = 696

n = 805

n = 524

n = 583

n = 36

n = 66

Prevalence (95 % CI)

Prevalence (95 % CI)

Prevalence (95 % CI)

Prevalence (95 % CI)

Prevalence (95 % CI)

Prevalence (95 % CI)

Prevalence (95 % CI)

Prevalence (95 % CI)

Total

19.2 (18.1–20.3)

21.4 (20.1–22.6)

10.0 (9.2–10.8)

12.2 (11.2–13.2)

7.9 (7.1–8.7)

7.9 (7.1–8.7)

0.5 (0.4–0.8)

0.9 (0.6–1.2)

Gender

 Men

16.1 (14.7–17.6)

17.6 (16.0–19.3)

8.2 (7.2–9.3)

9.4 (8.2–10.8)

7.0 (6.0–8.1)

7.2 (6.1–8.4)

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

 Women

22.3 (20.7–23.9)

25.1 (23.4–27.0)

11.8 (10.6–13.1)

14.9 (13.5–16.5)

8.8 (7.7–10.0)

8.5 (7.5–9.7)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

Age groups, years

 18–29

17.7 (15.3–20.4)

19.5 (16.8–22.5)

13.2 (11.1–15.6)

14.8 (12.5–17.6)

2.9 (2.0–4.2)

3.2 (2.2–4.7)

0.1 (0.0–0.5)

0.7 (0.3–1.8)

 30–44

19.1 (17.3–21.2)

23.8 (21.2–26.7)

13.3 (11.7–15.1)

16.4 (14.2–18.9)

4.6 (3.7–5.8)

6.8 (5.3–8.8)

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

0.3 (0.2–0.7)

 45–64

19.4 (17.7–21.3)

21.6 (19.7–23.7)

9.4 (8.1–10.8)

12.0 (10.5–13.7)

8.4 (7.2–9.7)

8.3 (7.0–9.7)

1.0 (0.6–1.5)

0.8 (0.4–1.3)

 65+

20.2 (17.5–23.2)

19.5 (17.3–22.0)

3.7 (2.6–5.3)

4.5 (3.5–5.8)

15.8 (13.3–18.5)

12.8 (10.9–15.0)

0.4 (0.1–1.4)

1.9 (1.2–3.0)

 Low

19.3 (16.7–22.2)

24.2 (21.3–27.4)

7.1 (5.6–9.0)

11.4 (9.3–13.9)

10.2 (8.2–12.6)

10.8 (8.9–13.2)

0.8 (0.3–1.8)

1.3 (0.7–2.6)

 Medium

19.5 (18.1–21.0)

20.9 (19.4–22.5)

10.1 (9.1–11.3)

12.0 (10.8–13.3)

8.1 (7.2–9.2)

7.6 (6.7–8.7)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

 High

18.7 (16.5–21.1)

19.7 (17.3–22.4)

12.6 (10.7–14.6)

13.1 (11.1–15.4)

4.9 (3.8–6.4)

5.5 (4.2–7.1)

0.8 (0.4–1.5)

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

 Rural^a

16.3 (14.4–18.5)

20.1 (17.5–23.1)

7.8 (6.4–9.4)

10.9 (8.9–13.2)

7.8 (6.4–9.5)

8.0 (6.3–10.2)

0.4 (0.2–1.0)

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

 Small town^b

16.8 (14.7–19.1)

19.5 (17.3–21.9)

7.7 (6.4–9.3)

9.9 (8.3–11.7)

7.4 (6.0–9.2)

8.3 (6.8–10.1)

0.3 (0.1–0.9)

1.0 (0.5–1.9)

 Town^c

20.3 (18.3–22.6)

22.0 (19.9–24.3)

10.9 (9.3–12.6)

13.2 (11.4–15.2)

8.3 (6.9–10.0)

7.2 (5.9–8.6)

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

 City^d

21.4 (19.4–23.6)

22.8 (20.5–25.4)

12.0 (10.4–13.7)

13.6 (11.7–15.8)

7.8 (6.5–9.4)

8.1 (6.7–9.8)

0.8 (0.5–1.5)

0.5 (0.3–0.9)