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Table 2 Crude and age-adjusted comparisons of prison sample versus general population psychotropic prescribing point prevalence estimates by gender and BNF subchapter

From: Prevalence and appropriateness of psychotropic medication prescribing in a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of male and female prisoners in England

BNF chapter

Prison

Community (ref.)

PR (95 % CI)

%

N

%

n

Crude

Age adjusted

Men

 Hypnotics and anxiolytics

1.0

62

1.4

2082

0.74 (0.56–0.96)

1.27 (0.97–1.64)

 Antipsychotics and antimanics

4.3

258

1.1

2430

3.67 (3.21–4.18)

4.81 (4.21–5.50)

 Antidepressants

13.2

801

4.6

4183

2.87 (2.66–3.10)

4.16 (3.84–4.50)

 CNS stimulants

0.7

44

0.0

457

22.57 (16.17–30.79)

12.99 (9.48–17.80)

 Any

16.9

1024

5.8

6781

2.90 (2.71–3.10)

4.02 (3.75–4.30)

Women

 Hypnotics and anxiolytics

7.9

62

2.5

3756

3.11 (2.38–4.00)

7.40 (5.73–9.55)

 Antipsychotics and antimanics

11.7

92

1.6

3295

7.49 (6.01–9.22)

12.74 (10.30–15.76)

 Antidepressants

41.1

323

10.0

8858

4.09 (3.65–4.58)

5.55 (4.96–6.22)

 CNS stimulants

0.5

<5a

0.0

335

22.29 (6.04–57.61)

19.01 (7.07–51.10)

 Any

47.9

376

11.8

12146

4.05 (3.65–4.49)

5.95 (5.36–6.61)

  1. PR Prevalence Ratio
  2. a N suppressed due to small <5 cell count