Table 2. Prevalence (95%CI) and magnitude of inconsistency (I2) of antidepressant use in Brazil by sex and age group according to the recall period.
| Adults | Older adults | Older adults vs.adults | Women | Men | Women vs.men | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recall period (days) | Sample size (no. of studies) | % (95%CI) | I2 (%) | Sample size (no. of studies) | % (95%CI) | I2 (%) | p-value (Q) | Sample size (no. of studies) | % (95%CI) | I2 (%) | Sample size (no. of studies) | % (95%CI) | I2 (%) | p-value (Q) |
| 0 | 2,488 (3) | 5.6 (1.8-11.3) | 96.1 | 1,928 (3) | 12.2 (4.3-23.4) | 97.3 | 0.225 (1.47) | 749 (1) | 14.7 (12.3-17.4) | - | - (0) | - | - | - |
| 3 | 1,023 (1) | 5.0 (3.8-6.5) | - | - (0) | - | - | - | 525 (1) | 12.0 (9.5-15.1) | - | 498 (1) | 4.6 (3.1-6.8) | - | < 0.001 (18.68) |
| 15 | 45,887 (7) | 3.5 (1.7-5.9) | 98.9 | 11,260 (4) | 4.6 (1.8-8.6) | 97.5 | 0.590 (0.29) | 4,646 (3) | 4.6 (0.0-19.5) | 0.0 | 3,999 (3) | 2.1 (0.0-7.4) | 0.0 | 0.638 (0.22) |
| 30 | 3,564 (2) | 2.8 (2.0-3.9) | 0.0 | - (0) | - | - | - | 2,124 (2) | 4.3 (3.5-5.2) | 0.0 | 1,620 (2) | 1.1 (0.6-1.7) | 0.0 | < 0.001 (38.38) |
| 90 | - (0) | - | - | 1,606 (1) | 8.4 (7.1-9.9) | - | - | 965 (1) | 11.4 (9.5-13.6) | - | 641 (1) | 3.9 (2.7-5.7) | - | < 0.001 (33.49) |
| 360 | 7,885 (4) | 2.7 (0.5-6.4) | 98.4 | - (0) | - | - | - | 1,581 (2) | 2.3 (1.6-3.1) | 37.6 | 1,369 (2) | 0.5 (0.2-1.0) | 0.0 | < 0.001 (17.23) |