Table 3 Variation in mean consumption and prevalence of excessive users (range and max-min ratio) between counties and correlations between mean consumption and prevalence of excessive users (>365 DDD/year; > 730 DDD/year) at county level
Mean consumption per inhabitant | Prevalence w/ >365 DDD per 1000 population | Prevalence w/ >730 DDD per 1000 population | Correlations with mean consumption | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
range and max-min ratio | range and max-min ratio | range and max-min ratio | > 365 DDD Per 1000 inhabitants | > 730 DDD Per 1000 inhabitants | |
Carisoprodol | 0.40 - 1.09 | 0.14-0.48 | 0.02-0.15 | 0.87** | 0.52* |
2.7 | 3.4 | 7.5 | |||
Codeine | 2.92 - 6.76 | 1.26-3.56 | 0.25-0.60 | 0.97** | 0.72** |
2.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | |||
Diazepam | 2.05-5.99 | 1.20-3.91 | 0.20-0.81 | 0.95** | 0.82** |
2.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | |||
Oxazepam | 1.11-3.83 | 0.45-2.04 | 0.10-0.38 | 0.96** | 0.85** |
3.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | |||
Nitrazepam | 1.11-3.49 | 1.00-3.30 | 0.11-0.48 | 0.99** | 0.85** |
3.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | |||
Flunitrazepam | 0.43-1.41 | 0.36-1.29 | 0.05-0.37 | 0.97** | 0.85** |
3.3 | 3.6 | 7.4 | |||
Zopiclone | 6.07-13.17 | 3.70-11.11 | 0.37-1.42 | 0.99** | 0.87** |
2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |||
Zolpidem | 0.65-1.62 | 0.44-1.23 | 0.03-0.22 | 0.95** | 0.88** |
2.5 | 2.8 | 7.3 | |||
Anxiolytics (including alprazolam) | 3.87-10.84 | 2.12-7.10 | 0.60-2.17 | 0.98** | 0.89** |
2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |||
Hypnotics (including clomethiazole) | 8.32-18.23 | 5.86-16.61 | 0.66-2.50 | 0.99** | 0.86** |
2.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | |||
All studied drugs | 16.25-33.86 | 13.28-29.04 | 2.98-9.65 | 0.99** | 0.95** |
2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | |||