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Table 2 Estimated impact of WA on the use and overuse of BZDs the following year

From: Work accident effect on the use of psychotropic drugs: the case of benzodiazepines

Variables

Effect of the WA on BZD use

Effect of the WA on BZD overuse

Population

1,458,969

224,371

Mean of the dependent variable

15%a

36%b

Marginal effect of WA (pp)

0.059***

0.006***

Mean effect on the dependent variable

 + 39.3%***

 + 1.67%***

Sociodemographic controls

Yes

Yes

Municipality of residence

Yes

Yes

Past BZD use

Yes

Yes

Health status

Yes

Yes

Prescriber characteristics

NA

Yes

ρ (correlation coefficient of error terms)

NA

0.29***

  1. Source: SNDS
  2. Field: People with WA in 2016 in France and randomly selected people without WA (N = 1,458,969)
  3. Interpretation: Suffering from a WA in 2016 increases the probability of having had at least one BZD use the following year by 39.3%
  4. NA not applicable
  5. ***p < 0.001
  6. aPercentage of people using BZDs the year following WA in the whole population
  7. bPercentage of people overusing BZDs the year following WA among the population who used it
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Health Economics Review

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