Table 3.
Suicidal Behavior by Age and Antidepressant Exposure Status
| Age, y | Antidepressant Exposure Status |
No of Antidepressant Exposure Intervals |
Suicide Deaths, n |
Suicidal Behavior,a No. of Events |
Suicidal Behavior Rate/Interval, % |
Propensity- Adjusted Hazard Ratio |
95% CI | z | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 25 | Not exposed | 239 | 2 | 53 | 22.2 | ||||
| Exposed | 176 | 1 | 24 | 13.6 | 1.09 | 0.62–1.92 | 0.28 | .777 | |
| 25–29 | Not exposed | 362 | 3 | 74 | 20.4 | ||||
| Exposed | 293 | 0 | 34 | 11.6 | 0.67 | 0.42–1.06 | −1.71 | .087 | |
| 30–64 | Not exposed | 2,502 | 10 | 24 | 10.0 | ||||
| Exposed | 2,481 | 7 | 24 | 10.0 | 0.86 | 0.71–1.05 | −1.49 | .136 | |
| 65+ | Not exposed | 330 | 2 | 11 | 3.3 | ||||
| Exposed | 333 | 25 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 0.91–4.37 | 1.73 | .083 |
a
Suicide attempts or suicide deaths.