Table 3 Prescription of anxiolytics/hypnotics (at least one prescription in 2008) in France and in Italy according to patient age, sex, and nasal preparation and antidepressant prescriptions (univariate analyses)
| Â | France | Italy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes | No | P-value | Yes | No | P-value |
Patients | 551 (17.8) | 2542 (82.2) | Â | 267 (6.9) | 3611 (93.1) | Â |
Age (yrs.) | ||||||
[13–17] | 28 (5.1) | 457 (18.0) | <0.0001 | 9 (3.4) | 409 (11.3) | <0.0001 |
[18–29] | 185 (33.6) | 1032 (40.6) |  | 56 (21.0) | 1311 (36.3) |  |
[30–40] | 338 (61.3) | 1053 (41.4) |  | 202 (75.6) | 1891 (52.4) |  |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 359 (65.15) | 1179 (46.4) | Â | 186 (69.7) | 1699 (47.1) | Â |
Male | 192 (34.8) | 1363 (53.6) | <0.0001 | 81 (30.3) | 1906 (52.9) | <0.0001 |
Nasal preparations* | ||||||
No | 222 (40.3) | 1126 (44.3) | 0.09 | 237 (88.8) | 3198 (88.6) | 0.92 |
Yes | 329 (59.7) | 1416 (55.7) | Â | 30 (11.2) | 413 (11.4) | Â |
Prescription of antidepressants* | ||||||
No | 401 (72.8) | 2468 (97.1) | <0.0001 | 169 (63.3) | 3446 (95.4) | <0.0001 |
Yes | 150 (27.2) | 74 (2.9) | Â | 98 (36.7) | 165 (4.6) | Â |