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. 2023 Aug 3;12:e79548. doi: 10.7554/eLife.79548

Appendix 2—table 42. Antidepressant Cohort (All Regions), Patient Characteristics Pre/Post Match.

All Observations by Antidepressant Use: Unmatched All Observations by Antidepressant Use: Matched
All DEPR Non-users DEPR Users p-value All DEPR Non-users DEPR Users p-value
N % N % N % N % N % N %
All Patients 7,906,603 100.0% 6,335,598 80.1% 1,571,005 19.9% 3,072,096 100.0% 1,536,048 50.0% 1,536,048 50.0%
Age
≤20 1,840,050 23.3% 1,750,435 27.6% 89,615 5.7% <0.001 179,136 5.8% 89,565 5.8% 89,571 5.8% 1.00
21-40 1,446,999 18.3% 1,128,316 17.8% 318,683 20.3% 631,186 20.5% 315,593 20.5% 315,593 20.5%
41-50 925,309 11.7% 683,455 10.8% 241,854 15.4% 466,681 15.2% 233,336 15.2% 233,345 15.2%
51-60 1,250,190 15.8% 899,512 14.2% 350,678 22.3% 667,305 21.7% 333,650 21.7% 333,655 21.7%
61-70 1,181,261 14.9% 879,560 13.9% 301,701 19.2% 592,345 19.3% 296,182 19.3% 296,163 19.3%
71-80 783,775 9.9% 613,922 9.7% 169,853 10.8% 338,594 11.0% 169,295 11.0% 169,299 11.0%
≥81 479,019 6.1% 380,398 6.0% 98,621 6.3% 196,849 6.4% 98,427 6.4% 98,422 6.4%
Gender
Female 4,670,960 59.1% 3,527,859 55.7% 1,143,101 72.8% <0.001 2,219,179 72.2% 1,109,580 72.2% 1,109,599 72.2% 0.98
Male 3,235,643 40.9% 2,807,739 44.3% 427,904 27.2% 852,917 27.8% 426,468 27.8% 426,449 27.8%
Region
Midwest 1,467,802 18.6% 1,120,969 17.7% 346,833 22.1% <0.001 671,016 21.8% 335,508 21.8% 335,508 21.8% 1.00
Northeast 2,152,560 27.2% 1,765,134 27.9% 387,426 24.7% 766,046 24.9% 383,023 24.9% 383,023 24.9%
South 3,042,604 38.5% 2,428,383 38.3% 614,221 39.1% 1,192,058 38.8% 596,029 38.8% 596,029 38.8%
West 1,243,637 15.7% 1,021,112 16.1% 222,525 14.2% 442,976 14.4% 221,488 14.4% 221,488 14.4%
Insurance
Commercial 3,938,603 49.8% 3,230,475 51.0% 708,128 45.1% <0.001 1,415,351 46.1% 707,675 46.1% 707,676 46.1% 1.00
Dual 156,497 2.0% 94,682 1.5% 61,815 3.9% 109,676 3.6% 54,836 3.6% 54,840 3.6%
Medicaid 2,594,500 32.8% 2,083,688 32.9% 510,812 32.5% 972,897 31.7% 486,446 31.7% 486,451 31.7%
Medicare 1,217,003 15.4% 926,753 14.6% 290,250 18.5% 574,172 18.7% 287,091 18.7% 287,081 18.7%
PCP Visit 2019
No 4,283,697 54.2% 3,672,879 58.0% 610,818 38.9% <0.001 1,210,520 39.4% 605,256 39.4% 605,264 39.4% 0.99
Yes 3,622,906 45.8% 2,662,719 42.0% 960,187 61.1% 1,861,576 60.6% 930,792 60.6% 930,784 60.6%
Continuous Outcomes
mean SD mean SD mean SD p-value mean SD mean SD mean SD p-value
CCI 0.62 1.38 0.55 1.29 0.90 1.65 <0.001 0.87 1.60 0.87 1.60 0.87 1.60 0.98

CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; DEPR: antidepressant; PCP: primary care physician; SD: standard deviation.