Use and overuse of triptans in Austria – a survey based on nationwide healthcare claims data

Table 3 Comparison of triptan users without and with overuse

	Triptan users without overuse n = 31,092		Triptan overusers n = 1970		Statistics p-value
Triptans DDD/year
Median	12		102		< 0.001^#
Lower quartile	6		84
Upper quartile	32		132
Range	1–106		30–762
Age (years)
Median	44		47		< 0.001^#
Lower quartile	35		40
Upper quartile	52		55
Age group (years)	n	%	n	%
18–35	8051	25.9	292	14.8	< 0.001^§
36–50	14,216	45.7	918	46.6
51–65	7210	23.2	396	30.3
66–99	1615	5.2	164	8.3
Sex
Female	25,623	82.4	1631	82.8	0.666
Male	5469	17.6	339	17.2

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