Resource use among patients with diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, or diabetes with depression

Table 3 Frequency of Use of Pain Medications

Pain Medications	Diabetes (N = 55,972)		Diabetic Neuropathy (N = 2,146)		Diabetes and Depression (N = 2,379)		P-Value
	N	%	N	%	N	%	DM v DN	DM v DD	DN v DD
Antidepressants
SSRI	3,376	6.03	536	24.98	1,346	56.58	*	*	*
Tricyclic	1,884	3.37	366	17.05	354	14.88	*	*	**
Venlafaxine	271	0.48	58	2.70	216	9.08	*	*	*
Bupropion	750	1.34	109	5.08	333	14.00	*	*	*
Other Antidepressant	641	1.15	127	5.92	414	17.40	*	*	*
Any Antidepressant	5,979	10.68	887	41.33	1,715	72.09	*	*	*
Anticonvulsant
Gabapentin	867	1.55	286	13.33	197	8.28	*	*	*
Other Anticonvulsant	911	1.63	137	6.38	273	11.48	*	*	*
Any Anticonvulsant	1,669	2.98	388	18.08	414	17.40	*	*	0.4693
Skeletal-Muscle Relaxants	3,623	6.47	349	16.26	404	16.98	*	*	0.6165
Non-Narcotics	1,018	1.82	88	4.10	134	5.63	*	*	**
Narcotics
Oxycodone	2,789	4.98	370	17.24	353	14.84	*	*	***
Tramadol	1,043	1.86	129	6.01	144	6.05	*	*	0.9949
Codeine	3,128	5.59	300	13.98	306	12.86	*	*	0.2611
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	5,545	9.91	528	24.60	645	27.11	*	*	***
Proxyphene	3,374	6.03	350	16.31	369	15.51	*	*	0.5303
Other Narcotics	1,051	1.88	121	5.64	150	6.31	*	*	0.2740
Any Narcotics	12,383	22.12	1,065	44.63	1,152	48.42	*	*	0.6036
NSAIDs
Cox-2	4,445	7.94	355	16.54	407	17.11	*	*	0.7753
Other NSAID	10,005	17.88	761	35.46	823	34.59	*	*	0.7367
Any NSAID	12,839	22.94	938	43.71	1,040	43.72	*	*	1.00

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