TABLE 2.

Distribution of Person-Years, Suicide, and Suicide Rate per 100,000 with Regard to Prescriptions of Antidepressants and Drug Type for Women Aged 50 Years and Older Living in Denmark during January 1, 1996, to December 31, 2006

	Age Group	Person-Years (% of Age Group)	Number of Suicides (% of Age Group)	Mean Suicide Rate per 100,000 [95% CI]	Median Suicide Rate per 100,000
No antidepressants	50–59	3,803,697 (95)	309 (63)	8 [7–9]	8
	60–69	2,709,797 (94)	215 (57)	8 [7–9]	7
	70–79	2,032,746 (91)	219 (65)	11 [9–12]	11
	80+	1,371,953 (87)	202 (78)	15 [13–17]	15
Antidepressants	50–59	218,669 (5)	179 (37)	82 [70–94]	89
	60–69	188,079 (6)	159 (43)	85 [71–98]	80
	70–79	192,543 (9)	116 (35)	60 [49–71]	56
	80+	203,154 (13)	57 (22)	28 [21–35]	30
TCA	50–59	49,694 (1)	38 (8)	76 [52–101]	70
	60–69	52,889 (2)	40 (11)	76 [52–99]	69
	70–79	48,727 (2)	31 (9)	64 [41–86]	58
	80+	30,366 (2)	8 (3)	26 [8–45]	0
SSRI	50–59	121,684 (3)	71 (15)	58 [45–72]	51
	60–69	94,513 (3)	60 (16)	63 [47–80]	57
	70–79	97,520 (4)	38 (11)	39 [27–51]	37
	80+	119,947 (8)	25 (10)	21 [13–29]	23
Other	50–59	47,291 (1)	70 (14)	148 [113–183]	140
	60–69	40,677 (1)	59 (16)	145 [108–182]	146
	70–79	46,296 (2)	47 (14)	102 [72–131]	92
	80+	52,841 (3)	24 (9)	45 [27–64]	42