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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Womens Ment Health. 2008 Jul 1;11(4):287–293. doi: 10.1007/s00737-008-0021-x

Table 6.

Relation of gender and CHD-like symptoms to psychotropic medication usea

ENTIRE GROUP (N = 6371) LOW RISK SUBSAMPLE (N = 2221)
SYMPTOM OR CI p OR CI p
Burning chest pain 1.32 1.03 – 1.69 .03 1.14 0.67 – 1.96 .63
Heart flutter 1.39 1.12 – 1.74 .003 1.98 1.28 – 3.07 .002
Lightheadedness 1.24 0.98 – 1.57 .07 1.740 1.09 – 2.784 .02
Nausea 1.99 1.43 – 2.77 <.001 2.03 0.99 – 4.15 .05
Chest pain/pressure 1.07 0.86 – 1.34 .55 0.98 0.62 – 1.56 .94
Shortness of breath 1.53 1.24 – 1.90 <.001 1.71 1.11 – 2.64 .01
Gender (female) 1.66 1.35 – 2.04 <.001 1.98 1.34 – 2.94 < .001
a

Odds ratios were calculated so that ratios greater than 1 indicate a higher likelihood of having been prescribed a medication.