Table 2.

Risk of first-time acute myocardial infarction associated with the use of antidepressants.

Antidepressant use	Cases (n = 3315)	Controls (n = 13 139)	Adjusted⋆ odds ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Non-use	2853	11 507	1.0 (Referent)
SSRI† use
Current	13	51	0.9 (0.5–1.8)
Recent past	2	8	1.0 (0.2–4.7)
Past	32	115	1.0 (0.7–1.5)
Non-SSRI use
Current	85	333	0.9 (0.7–1.2)
Recent past	8	27	1.2 (0.6–2.7)
Past	230	776	1.2 (1.0–1.3)
Others
Current	8	26	1.3 (0.6–2.8)
Recent past	0	3	–
Past	5	32	0.6 (0.2–1.5)
Mixed	79	261	1.1 (0.9–1.5)

^⋆adjusted for smoking status and body mass index.

^†SSRI indicates selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.