Table 1 Demographic data at baseline
Short-term withdrawers | Short-term non-withdrawers | Long-term withdrawers | Long-term non-withdrawers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 69 | N = 20 | N = 34 | N = 55 | |
(45 women, 24 men) | (14 women, 6 men) | (19 women, 15 men) | (40 women, 15 men) | |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 67 ± 7 | 67 ± 6 | 65 ± 7 | 68 ± 7 |
Number of medications (median [LQ, UQ]) | 4.0 [3.0, 5.0] | 4.0 [3.0, 5.5] | 4.0 [3.0, 6.0] | 4.0 [3.0, 5.0] |
N | N | N | N | |
Duration of benzodiazepine use | ||||
Less than 5 years | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
5 to 10 years | 34 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
10 years or longer | 23 | 10 | 11 | 22 |
Benzodiazepine use (daily dose range) | ||||
Temazepam (10–30 mg) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Zopiclone (3.75-30 mg) | 39 | 11 | 19 | 31 |
Zolpidem (5–20 mg) | 21 | 5 | 12 | 14 |
Depression | ||||
Not depressed (GDS-15 sum score <6) | 63 | 16 | 32 | 47 |
Depressed (GDS-15 sum score ≥6) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Smoking | ||||
Non-smoker | 67 | 16 | 32 | 51 |
Smoker | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Use of alcohol | ||||
Non-user | 16 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
Once a month or more seldom | 25 | 6 | 13 | 18 |
2-4 times a month | 17 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
2 times a week or more often | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Self-reported health | ||||
Good | 17 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
Fair | 44 | 14 | 18 | 40 |
Poor | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 |