Relationship between benzodiazepine prescription, aggressive behavior, and behavioral disinhibition: a retrospective study in a Swiss prison

Table 2 Associations of factors and outcomes with BZD prescription in a sample with and without propensity score matching

	Sample without propensity score matching			Sample with propensity score matching
	BZD	No BZD	p	BZD	No BZD	p
	n = 293	n = 1086	p	n = 253	n = 964	p
Variables included in the propensity score
Age^a	35.59	32.47	< .001	35.59	35.59	.643
Region of origin (ref. Switzerland)^b	0.43	0.24	< .001	0.43	0.46	.532
Length of incarceration (no. of days)^a	158.30	115.37	< .001	158.30	134.51	.122
Prescription of other psychotropic medications^b	0.67	0.14	< .001	0.67	0.67	.925
Prescription of medication for somatic disease^b	0.55	0.25	< .001	0.55	0.54	.789
Offence: violence^b	0.15	0.13	.231	0.15	0.14	.616
Offence: property^b	0.53	0.33	< .001	0.53	0.56	.423
Offence: substance^b	0.25	0.18	.018	0.25	0.22	.464
Offence: other^b	0.52	0.62	.002	0.52	0.53	.722
Punishable behaviors (outcomes)^b
Physical and verbal aggression	0.08	0.05	.084	0.08	0.04	.194
Disinhibited but not directly aggressive behavior	0.17	0.10	.001	0.17	0.13	.390
Property damage or theft	0.08	0.04	.001	0.08	0.07	.576
Substance-related offenses	0.03	0.03	.617	0.03	0.02	.390
Rule transgression	0.30	0.21	.003	0.30	0.24	.239

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