Table 3 Intervals between lithium requests stratified by sex, and age
Interval between requests | Sex | Age (years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ≤65 | > 65 | |
0–1 days | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
2–7 days | 7.9% | 9.7% | 8.4% | 10.3% |
8–76 days (weeks 2 to 10) | 32.8% | 34.1% | 32.7% | 35.4% |
77–98 days (weeks 11 to 13) | 16.3% | 16.0% | 15.4% | 17.6% |
99–160 days (weeks 14 to 22) | 25.1% | 24.8% | 26.0% | 22.5% |
161–189 days (weeks 23 to 26) | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.4% |
190–365 (weeks 27 to 51) | 10.5% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 7.2% |
> 365 (weeks 52 and above) | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 1.1% |
Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |