Research Article
Prescribing Antidepressants and Benzodiazepines in the Netherlands: Is Chronic Physical Illness Involved?
Table 1
Odds ratios (95% confidence interval (CI)) of receiving at least one benzodiazepines or antidepressant prescription in 1999.
| | N (%) | % Men | Mean age | At least one benzodiazepines prescription (%) | Odds ratio* (95% CI) benzo-diazepines prescription | At least one anti- depressants prescription (%) | Odds ratio* (95% CI) for antidepressants prescription |
| | Reference | 467,292 (63.6) | 41.8 | 57.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 5.9 | 1.00 | | Diabetes | 11,128 (1.5) | 46.0 | 62.2 | 19.2 | 1.15 (1.09–1.21) | 6.7 | 1.27 (1.18–1.37) | | Pulmonary | 20,871 (2.8) | 48.1 | 60.2 | 26.4 | 1.85 (1.79–1.91) | 7.5 | 1.39 (1.32–1.47) | | Cardiovascular | 191,091 (26.0) | 40.3 | 64.8 | 27.2 | 1.68 (1.66–1.71) | 7.2 | 1.40 (1.37–1.43) | | Multimorbidity | 44,366 (6.0) | 42.0 | 66.3 | 30.4 | 1.96 (1.91–2.00) | 8.0 | 1.60 (1.54–1.66) |
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dds ratio adjusted for age and sex.
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