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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 18.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Jun 24;173(12):10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.714. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.714

Table 3.

Adjusted odds or rate ratios for outcomes for SSRI treatment in the overall sample, and in selected patient subgroups

Patient group Entire sample Patients on SSRI or no antidepressant Among patients on any antidepressants Among patients on SSRI only or SNRI only Among patients with depression Among patients with depression
Sample size n=530,416 n=475,456 n=117,544 n=82,134 n=60,777 N=40,213
Overall n and % on SSRI 72,540 (13.7%) 62,584 (13.2%) 72,540 (61.7%) 62,584 (76.2%) 30,923 (50.9%) 25,824 (64.2%)
Comparison groups SSRI vs. overall SSRI vs. no other antidepressants SSRI vs. other treatments SSRI only vs. SNRI only SSRI vs. other treatments SSRI vs. no other antidepressants
Adjusted OR/Rate Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted OR/Rate Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted OR/Rate Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted OR/Rate Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted OR/Rate Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted OR/Rate Ratio (95% CI)
Mortality (Adjusted Odds, 95% CI) 1.20 (1.07, 1.36) 1.22 (1.07, 1.38) 1.04 (0.87, 1.25) 1.54 (1.18, 2.01) 0.86 (0.65, 1.13) 1.00 (0.72, 1.37)
Bleeding (Adjusted Odds, 95% CI) 1.09 (1.04, 1.15) 1.21 (1.17, 1.26) 1.00 (0.93, 1.08) 0.90 (0.85, 0.96) 1.10 (1.03, 1.18) 1.15 (1.01, 1.32)
Readmission 30 days (Adjusted Odds, 95% CI) 1.22 (1.18, 1.26) 1.08 (1.02, 1.14) 0.98 (0.94, 1.03) 1.00 (0.89, 1.12) 1.16 (1.04, 1.29) 1.08 (0.99, 1.17)
Ventricular arrhythmia (Adjusted Odds, 95% CI) 0.89 (0.83, 0.96) 0.87 (0.79, 0.96) 1.10 (0.95, 1.28) 1.05 (0.86, 1.29) 0.82 (0.68, 0.98) 0.98 (0.97, 0.99)
Transfusion count (Adjusted rate ratio, 95% CI) 1.10 (1.08, 1.13) 1.02 (1.01, 1.02) 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) 0.97 (0.96, 0.99) 0.99 (0.98, 1.00) 1.10 (1.08, 1.13)
Length of Stay (Adjusted rate ratio, 95% CI) 1.02 (1.02, 1.03) 1.10 (1.07, 1.12) 1.09 (1.06, 1.13) 1.00 (0.96, 1.03) 1.04 (1.01, 1.08) 0.98 (0.97, 0.99)