Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of patients in the “any pain medication” cohort
Characteristic | N = 1 992 670 |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD), years | 68.4 (12.3) |
Age group, n (%) | |
18–44 years | 87 110 (4.4) |
45–64 years | 648 388 (32.5) |
65–74 years | 627 246 (31.5) |
≥ 75 years | 629 926 (31.6) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Female | 1 176 078 (59.0) |
Male | 816 557 (41.0) |
Missing | 35 (0.0) |
Comorbidities a during year prior to index, n (%) | |
Cardiovascular disease | 1 407 848 (70.7) |
Diabetes | 547 181 (27.5) |
Obesity | 378 799 (19.0) |
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 354 631 (17.8) |
Chronic kidney disease | 344 424 (17.3) |
Depression | 327 448 (16.4) |
Osteoporosis | 200 734 (10.1) |
Gout | 104 686 (5.3) |