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. 2006 Jun;77(6):781–783. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.083345

Table 2 Sex specific rate ratios of purchasing antiparkinson drugs and temporal associations.

Unexposed Antidepressants RR (95% CI) Lithium RR (95% CI) Antidiabetics RR (95% CI)
Women 1.00 1.50 (1.43 to 1.58) 1.64 (1.34 to 2.02) 0.67 (0.60 to 0.76)
Men 1.00 2.27 (2.14 to 2.42) 2.22 (1.73 to 2.86) 0.93 (0.84 to 1.03)
Women v men 0.91 (0.87 to 0.96) 0.60 (0.57 to 0.64) 0.68 (0.49 to 0.93) 0.66 (0.57 to 0.77)
Temporal associations:
0–0.5 years 3.23 (3.03 to 3.43) 3.76 (2.33 to 6.04)
0.5–1.0 years 2.42 (2.25 to 2.60) 1.94 (0.97 to 3.88)
1+ years 1.29 (1.23 to 1.36) 1.82 (1.30 to 2.54)