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Research Article

New benzodiazepine and Z-hypnotic users and disability pension: an eight-year nationwide observational follow-up study

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Pages 240-246 | Received 11 Oct 2016, Accepted 27 Jun 2017, Published online: 16 Aug 2017

Figures & data

Table 1. Baseline characteristics (numbers and percentages (in parenthesis)) for those who received disability pension (DP) and not (N = 40,661).

Figure 1. Kaplan–Meier plots for the three user groups (only benzodiazepines, only Z-hypnotics and both) and known background characteristics.

Figure 1. Kaplan–Meier plots for the three user groups (only benzodiazepines, only Z-hypnotics and both) and known background characteristics.

Table 2. Main analysis: fitted cox proportional hazard regression model adjusting for BZD/Z-hypnotic group, gender, age group, previous use of other drugs, first prescriber information and education level. (*Unadjusted model.).

Table 3. Additional analysis: fitted cox proportional hazard regression model adjusting for first BZD/Z-hypnotic redeemed for, gender, age group, previous use of other drugs, first prescriber information and education level. (*Unadjusted model.).