Table 1 Characteristics of the study population with respect to benzodiazepine use (n = 749)
Characteristics | Total | Benzodiazepine users | Wald χ2 | df | P-value | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (means ± SD) |  | 38.96 ± 15.33 | 51.30 ± 15.58 | 62.7 | 1 | 0.001 | 1.06 (1.04-1.07) |
Location | Garden, n (%) | 383 | 33 (9) | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Â | Sultanabad, n (%) | 366 | 69 (19) | 15.9 | 1 | 0.001 | 2.46 (1.58-3.84) |
Gender | Male, n (%) | 349 | 33 (9) | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Â | Female, n (%) | 399 | 67 (17) | 8.4 | 1 | 0.004 | 1.93 (1.24-3.01) |
Marital Status | Unmarried, n (%) | 249 | 12 (5) | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Â | Married, n (%) | 500 | 88 (18) | 20.5 | 1 | 0.001 | 4.22 (2.26-7.87) |
Education | Post-graduation, n (%) | 71 | 5 (7) | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Â | Graduation, n (%) | 213 | 17 (8) | 19.5 | 1 | 0.001 | 1.15 (0.41-3.22) |
| Â | Intermediate, n (%) | 171 | 13 (8) | 6.3 | 1 | 0.01 | 1.09 (0.37-3.17) |
| Â | Secondary, n (%) | 176 | 21 (12) | 1.3 | 1 | 0.26 | 1.79 (0.65-4.94) |
| Â | Primary, n (%) | 35 | 9 (26) | 0.02 | 1 | 0.9 | 4.57 (1.40-14.93) |
| Â | None, n (%) | 72 | 31 (43) | 0.07 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.98 (3.59-27.73) |
Occupation | Student, n (%) | 98 | 4 (4) | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Â | Salaried workers, n (%) | 128 | 17 (13) | 5 | 1 | 0.03 | 3.60 (1.17-11.07) |
| Â | Housewife, n (%) | 195 | 44 (23) | 12.8 | 1 | 0.001 | 6.85 (2.38-19.68) |
| Â | Retired, n (%) | 31 | 9 (29) | 12.3 | 1 | 0.001 | 9.61 (2.71-34.10) |
| Â | Labor, n (%) | 197 | 14 (7) | 1 | 1 | 0.313 | 1.80 (0.58-5.61) |
| Â | Business, n (%) | 81 | 6 (7) | 0.9 | 1 | 0.342 | 1.88 (0.52-6.91) |
| Â | Unemployed, n (%) | 10 | 5 (50) | 15.1 | 1 | 0.001 | 23.50 (4.78-115.59) |
Psychiatric consult | No, n (%) | 703 | 75 (11) | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Â | Yes, n (%) | 36 | 22 (61) | 50.4 | 1 | 0.001 | 13.16 (6.46-26.81) |