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Table 6 Proportion (%) of the suicide population and the general population (control) that were dispensed hypnotics and sedatives within 12 months and within 30 days of suicide by gender and age

From: Use of prescription medication prior to suicide in Norway

 

12 months

30 days

Control

Suicide

 

Control

Suicide

 

Males

%

n

%

n

z-scoresa

%

n

%

n

z-scoresa

 15–29

2.1

10,692

14.9

13

8.33

0.4

2104

5.7

5

7.83

 30–44

4.3

23,132

32.3

41

15.55

1.1

5934

16.5

21

16.64

 45–64

7.8

50,038

57.3

86

22.61

2.2

14,096

26.7

40

20.46

 65+

16.1

56,098

61.4

43

10.31

4.6

15,847

37.1

26

12.98

Total

6.9

139,960

42.2

183

29.01

1.8

37,981

21.2

92

30.40

Females

%

n

%

n

z-scoresa

%

n

%

n

z-scoresa

 15–29

2.8

13,640

25.8

8

7.76

0.5

2571

 30–44

6.2

31,631

42.9

18

9.86

1.6

8146

21.4

9

10.23

 45–64

15.0

92,732

60

39

10.16

4.2

26,203

36.9

24

13.14

 65+

29.2

127,649

68.2

15

4.02

8.8

38,327

40.9

9

5.31

Total

13

265,652

50

80

13.92

3.6

75,247

28.1

45

16.64

  1. aSignificant z-scores on a 5% level is presented in bold