Table 1 Sample distribution according sex, age, diagnosis and psychotropic drugs prescribed, and risks factors for polypharmacy
From: Polypharmacy in psychiatric practice in the Canary Islands
Number of cases | Mean ± SD | One Drug % | Two Drugs % | Three Drugs % | Four Drugs % | Five Drugs % | Six Drugs % | Seven Drugs % | P Value | Sd R β | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | N.S. | -0.005 | |||||||||
<18 years | 7 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 71.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | x | x | x | x | 0.785 | |
18–25 years | 93 | 1.5 ± 0.9 | 67.7 | 21.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | x | x | ||
25–45 years | 966 | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 55.3 | 30.3 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ||
45–65 years | 926 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 56.7 | 26.3 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
>65 years | 655 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 62.9 | 27.2 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
Gender | 0.012 | -0.048 | |||||||||
Male | 892 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 55.8 | 27.2 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||
Female | 1,755 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 59.3 | 28.1 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
Diagnosis | <0.0005 | -0.233 | |||||||||
F0 | 68 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 55.9 | 25.0 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 1.5 | x | x | ||
F1 | 167 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 43.7 | 33.5 | 17.4 | 4.8 | 0.6 | x | x | ||
F2 | 113 | 2.9 ± 1.6 | 22.1 | 25.7 | 14.2 | 20.4 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 1.8 | ||
F3 | 659 | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 43.2 | 34.7 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||
F4 | 1,344 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 65.4 | 26.5 | 6.4 | 1.6 | x | 0.1 | x | ||
F5 | 6 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 50 | 50 | x | x | x | x | x | ||
F6 | 10 | 2.8 ± 1.8 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | x | x | ||
F7 | 10 | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 40 | 40 | 10 | x | 10 | x | x | ||
Insomnia | 268 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 85.1 | 14.9 | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Total | 2,647 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 58.1 | 27.8 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |