Table 1 Characteristics of consumers of Proton-pump inhibitors in the the study population between 2002 and 2015
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex: women | 112,126 (52%) |
Age categories | |
< 16 | 867 (0%) |
16–24 | 4553 (2%) |
25–44 | 47,673 (22%) |
45–64 | 64,802 (30%) |
> 64 | 97,522 (45%) |
Setting: rural | 130,744 (61%) |
Main diagnoses | |
Alzheimer’s | 1032 (0.5%) |
Dementia | 3375 (1.6%) |
Depression | 15,974 (7.4%) |
Anxiety | 29,151 (13.5%) |
Sleep disorders | 2707 (1.3%) |
Affective disorders | 3478 (1.6%) |
Ischemic cardiomyopathy | 6856 (3.2%) |
Hypertension | 43,465 (20.2%) |
Diabetes | 17,883 (8.3%) |
Dyslipidaemia | 34,081 (15.8%) |
Other | 100,554 (46.7%) |