Medicinal drug use* and demographic data, SCL-5, concurrent illicit drug use and AUDIT-4 in Oslo
| Medicinal no N (%) | Medicinal yes N (%) | Total N (%) | P value (χ2) | |
| Gender | p=0.66 | |||
| Female | 832 (48) | 388 (47) | 1220 (48) | |
| Male | 907 (52) | 439 (53) | 1346 (52) | |
| Total | 1739 | 827 | 2566 | |
| Age (years) | p<0.001 | |||
| 18 to 40 | 593 (34) | 113 (14) | 706 (28) | |
| 41 to 60 | 424 (25) | 214 (26) | 638 (25) | |
| 61 to 70 | 317 (18) | 222 (27) | 539 (21) | |
| ≥71 | 398 (23) | 276 (34) | 674 (26) | |
| Total | 1732 | 825 | 2557 | |
| Marital status | p<0.001 | |||
| Married/co-habitant | 814 (48) | 266 (34) | 1080 (43) | |
| Divorced | 242 (14) | 176 (22) | 418 (17) | |
| Widowed | 124 (7) | 99 (13) | 223 (9) | |
| Single | 525 (31) | 245 (31) | 770 (31) | |
| Total | 1705 | 786 | 2491 | |
| Employment | p<0.001 | |||
| Active | 985 (58) | 188 (24) | 1173 (47) | |
| Retired | 548 (33) | 393 (50) | 941 (38) | |
| Non-active | 154 (9) | 211 (27) | 365 (15) | |
| Total | 1687 | 792 | 2479 | |
| SCL-5 | p<0.001 | |||
| ≤2 | 1383 (84) | 460 (62) | 1843 (77) | |
| >2 | 263 (16) | 279 (38) | 542 (23) | |
| Total | 1646 | 739 | 2367 | |
| Illicit drugs in blood | p<0.001 | |||
| No | 1707 (97) | 733 (87) | 2440 (94) | |
| Yes | 57 (3) | 110 (13) | 167 (6) | |
| Total | 1764 | 843 | 2607 | |
| AUDIT-4 | p<0.001 | |||
| 0 to 3 | 901 (54) | 506 (64) | 1407 (57) | |
| 4 to 6 | 537 (32) | 147 (19) | 684 (28) | |
| 7 to 8 | 126 (8) | 52 (7) | 178 (7) | |
| 9 to 16 | 107 (6) | 85 (11) | 192 (8) | |
| Total | 1671 | 790 | 2461 | |
| Blood alcohol content | p=0.03 | |||
| <0.1% | 1710 (97) | 803 (95) | 2513 (96) | |
| ≥0.1% | 54 (3) | 40 (5) | 94 (4) | |
| Total | 1764 | 843 | 2607 | |
| Polyuse | p<0.001 | |||
| <2 | 1760 (100) | 462 (55) | 2222 (85) | |
| ≥2 | 4 (0.2) | 381 (45) | 385 (15) | |
| Total | 1764 | 843 | 2607 |
*Medicinal drugs are defined as the presence of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics or opioids.
AUDIT-4, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-4; SCL-5, Symptom Checklist 5 .