Relationship between consulting with an occupational injury and being prescribed a hypnotic, anxiolytic or antidepressant drug
| Before the index date | Cases (n=1348) N (%) | Controls (n=6652) N (%) | OR* | 95% CI | p Value | Attributable fraction in the exposed (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never prescribed any of these drugs | 982 (72.8) | 5336 (80.2) | 1 | |||
| Prescribed one or more of these drugs | 366 (27.2) | 1316 (19.8) | 1.57 | (1.36 to 1.81) | <0.001 | 36.3 |
| Prescribed | ||||||
| Antidepressants | 244 (18.1) | 945 (14.2) | 1.37 | (1.17 to 1.62) | <0.001 | 27.0 |
| Hypnotics | 201 (14.9) | 659 (9.9) | 1.63 | (1.37 to 1.94) | <0.001 | 38.7 |
| Anxiolytics | 147 (10.9) | 443 (6.7) | 1.74 | (1.42 to 2.12) | <0.001 | 42.5 |
*Adjusted for problem drinking.
Some subjects had more than one treatment.