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Table 2 Psychotropic drug use at baseline

From: Psychotropic drug use and mortality in old people with dementia: investigating sex differences

ATC-code

Drug group

Total

Men

Women

  

n = 1037

n = 268

n = 769

N05A-(N05AN01) + N05BB01 + N05CM06 + R06AD

Antipsychotics and related (incl. PRN)

230 (22)

54 (20)

176 (23)

N05A-(N05AN01) + N05BB01 + N05CM06 + R06AD

Antipsychotics and related (excl. PRN)

219 (21)

51 (19)

168 (22)

N05A-(N05AN01)

Antipsychotics (incl. PRN)

175 (17)

37 (14)

138 (18)

N05A-(N05AN01)

Antipsychotics (excl. PRN)

168 (16)

36 (13)

132 (17)

N05BB01 + N05CM06 + R06AD

Drugs related to antipsychotics (incl. PRN)

72 (7)

20 (7)

52 (7)

N05BB01 + N05CM06 + R06AD

Drugs related to antipsychotics (excl. PRN)

67 (6)

18 (7)

49 (6)

 

Typical antipsychotics (incl. PRN)

53 (5)

12 (4)

41 (5)

 

Typical antipsychotics (excl. PRN)

45 (4)

9 (3)

36 (5)

 

Atypical antipsychotics (incl. PRN)

135 (13)

30 (11)

105 (14)

 

Atypical antipsychotics (excl. PRN)

132 (13)

30 (11)

102 (13)

N06A

Antidepressants (No PRN use)

388 (37)

94 (35)

294 (38)

N06AA

Tricyclic antidepressants

14 (1)

3 (1)

11 (1)

N06AB

SSRIs

299 (29)

81 (30)

218 (28)

N06AG

MAO-inhibitors

1 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0)

N06AX

Other antidepressants

115 (11)

20 (7)

95 (12)*

N06AX03 + N06AX11

Tetracyclic antidepressants

89 (9)

17 (6)

72 (9)

N06AX16 + N06AX21

SNRIs

28 (3)

3 (1)

25 (3)

N05BA + N05CD + N05CF + N03AE

BZD and Z-drugs (including PRN)

404 (39)

87 (32)

317 (41)*

N05BA + N05CD + N05CF + N03AE

BZD and Z-drugs (excluding PRN)

304 (29)

60 (22)

244 (32)*

N05BA

Anxiolytics (incl. PRN)

161 (16)

26 (10)

135 (18)*

N05BA

Anxiolytics (excl. PRN)

99 (10)

14 (5)

85 (11)*

N05CD + N05CF

Hypnotics, BZD and Z-drugs (incl. PRN)

312 (30)

69 (26)

243 (32)

N05CD + N05CF

Hypnotics, BZD and Z-drugs (excl. PRN)

250 (24)

52 (19)

198 (26)*

N05CD

Hypnotics, BZD (incl. PRN)

74 (7)

20 (7)

54 (7)

N05CD

Hypnotics, BZD (excl. PRN)

64 (6)

16 (6)

48 (6)

N05CF

Hypnotics, Z-drugs (incl. PRN)

239 (23)

50 (19)

189 (25)*

N05CF

Hypnotics, Z-drugs (excl. PRN)

186 (18)

36 (13)

150 (20)*

N03AE

BZD derivatives (incl. PRN)

6 (1)

2 (1)

4 (1)

N03AE

BZD derivatives (excl. PRN)

5 (0)

1 (0)

4 (1)

 

Any psychotropic drug

659 (64)

159 (59)

500 (65)

 

BZD and antidepressants

186 (18)

38 (14)

148 (19)

 

BZD and antipsychotics

129 (12)

25 (9)

104 (14)

 

Antidepressants and antipsychotics

113 (11)

24 (9)

89 (12)

 

BZD, antidepressants and antipsychotics

65 (6)

11 (4)

54 (7)

  1. Notes: Results are presented as number (%). Significant sex differences are marked with * (p < 0.05). The results of combinations of psychotropic drugs include drugs related to antipsychotics and benzodiazepines. PRN Pro Re Nata (when needed), SSRIs Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, MAO Monoamine Oxidase, SNRIs Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors, BZD Benzodiazepines