Table 4. Age profile of patients prescribed LTHD opioids in the two practices in the index week 2017

	Age, years
	0–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75–84	≥85
Practice A
Patients in age group, n	4006	1729	1735	2404	1772	1524	902	283
% of all patients in age group	28	12	12	17	12	11	6	2
Long-term high dose users, n	0	1	2	7	5	3	5	2
n/1000 patients	0	0.58	1.15	2.91	2.82	1.97	5.54	7.07
Practice B
Patients in age group, n	2632	1170	1119	1236	972	836	410	106
% of all patients in age group	31	14	13	15	11	10	5	1
Long-term high dose users, n	0	2	4	3	3	0	3	0
n/1000 patients	0	1.71	3.57	2.43	3.09	0	7.32	0
Combined
Patients in age group, n	6638	2899	2854	3640	2744	2360	1312	389
% of all patients in age group	29	13	12	16	12	10	6	2
Long-term high dose users, n	0	3	6	10	8	3	8	2
n/1000 patients	0	1.03	2.10	2.75	2.91	1.27	6.10	5.14