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Table 8 Variables associated with benzodiazepine use during the most recent treatment period for anxiety disordersb, c

From: Treatment adequacy of anxiety disorders among young adults in Finland

 

Benzodiazepine prescribed

Variable

Category

OR

95 % CI

Gender

Male (ref.)

1.00

-

 

Female

0.66

0.16–2.63

Basic education

Less than high school (ref.)

1.00

-

High school

1.46

0.37–5.81

Married or

No (ref.)

1.00

-

cohabiting

Yes

0.94

0.29–3.08

Comorbid

No (ref.)

1.00

-

mood disorder

Yes

0.66

0.20–2.21

Comorbid substance

No (ref.)

1.00

-

use disorder

Yes

2.30

0.57–9.26

Comorbid

No (ref.)

1.00

-

personality disorder

Yes

*4.77

1.11–20.59

Comorbid

No (ref.)

1.00

-

other disordera

Yes

1.72

0.39–7.47

More than 1 anxiety

No (ref.)

1.00

-

disorder

Yes

0.45

0.08–2.65

  1. OR Adjusted odds ratio; 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. These p-values indicate a significance of the difference of the odds ratios between categories tested by χ2-test. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in boldface
  3. aPsychotic, eating, sleeping, adjustment or impulse control disorder lifetime
  4. bParticipants with a single specific phobia were excluded
  5. cAll the variables were entered simultaneously into a logistic regression model, adjusting for the other factors shown in the table