From: Prescription of topiramate to treat alcohol use disorders in the Veterans Health Administration
Topiramate (N = 5454) | |||
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Variable | Total N | N | % |
Gender | |||
Male (reference) | 360,434 | 4662 | 1.29 |
Female | 15,231 | 792 | 5.20* |
Age | |||
>55 (reference) | 207,657 | 1904 | 0.92 |
30-55 | 143,805 | 3069 | 2.13* |
<30 | 24,315 | 481 | 1.98* |
Alcohol diagnosis | |||
Dependence (reference) | 238,995 | 3892 | 1.63 |
Abuse | 134,034 | 1540 | 1.15* |
Specialty care | |||
None (reference) | 105,549 | 248 | 0.23 |
Mental health | 158,624 | 2798 | 1.76* |
Addiction | 10,532 | 52 | 0.49* |
Both (mental health & addiction) | 101,072 | 2356 | 2.33* |
Psychiatric comorbidity | |||
None (reference) | 188,762 | 897 | 0.48 |
Bipolar disorder | 12,110 | 371 | 3.06* |
Depression | 42,296 | 748 | 1.77* |
PTSD | 61,665 | 1088 | 1.76* |
PTSD & depression | 35,570 | 1141 | 3.21* |
Schizophrenia | 9587 | 121 | 1.26* |
Other/multiple | 25,787 | 1088 | 4.22* |