Table 3.
Prevalence of past 12 month mental health disorders by past-year oral contraceptive use among United States women age 20–39 in 1999–2004.
| % (SE) with outcome | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past year OC users |
Past year non-users | |||
| Outcome | All non- users |
Never users |
Former users |
|
| Anxiety | ||||
| Generalized anxiety disorder, diagnosis or subthreshold Panic |
5.7 (1.4) | 8.2 (1.4) | 4.9 (1.6) | 9.7 (1.8) |
| Panic disorder, diagnosis or subthreshold Depression |
2.6 (1.0) | 6.7 (1.2) | 2.6 (1.2) | 8.7 (1.6) |
| Major depression, diagnosis | 8.3 (1.9) | 9.8 (1.1) | 4.9 (1.8) | 12.2 (1.6) |
| Major depression, subthreshold | 4.3 (1.3) | 3.9 (0.9) | 2.8 (1.2) | 4.5 (1.1) |
| Disorders combined | ||||
| Any disorder, diagnosis | 9.8 (1.9) | 13.7 (1.3) | 7.9 (1.8) | 16.5 (1.9) |
| Any disorder, subthreshold | 7.8 (1.6) | 7.4 (0.9) | 5.5 (1.2) | 8.3 (1.3) |