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. 2015 Sep 27;80(4):921–926. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12759

Table 2.

Results of Individual Studies

Study Outcome Number of events (data used in analysis)/no outcome Risk estimate (95% CI) Variables accounted for
Berdot et al. 2009 Falls 2673/3670 *RR 1.19 (1.06–1.34) *Unadjusted RR produced using no fall against ≥1 fall as RR presented in study combined no fall 1 fall against ≥2 falls.
Campbell et al. 2010 Dementia 339/1313 OR 1.43 (0.98–2.07) Adjusting for age at baseline, gender, education, and baseline CSI-D score.
Carriere et al. 2009 Dementia 221 (177)/6691 HR 1.65 (1.00–2.73) Adjusted for centre, age, sex, education, BMI, alcohol, tobacco and caffeine intake, mobility, hypercholesterolemia, ApoE ε4, diabetes mellitus, asthma, depression, ischemic diseases, Parkinson’s disease and hypertension.
Coupland et al. 2011 Falls 11 251/42 912 Amitriptyline HR 1.32 (1.22–1.42) Adjusted for gender, age (5-year bands), year, depression severity, depression before age 65 years, smoking status, Townsend deprivation score, CHD, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, cancer, dementia, epilepsy/seizures, Parkinson’s disease, hypothyroidism, obsessive–compulsive disorder, statins, NSAIDs, antipsychotics, lithium, aspirin, antihypertensives, anticonvulsants and hypnotics/anxiolytics.
Mirtazapine HR 1.19 (1.05–1.36)
Paroxetine HR 1.45 (1.31–1.59)
Trazodone HR 1.55 (1.29–1.87)
All-cause mortality 17 834/49 495 Amitriptyline HR 1.10 (1.03–1.18) Adjusted for gender, age (5-year bands), year, depression severity, depression before age 65 years, smoking status, Townsend deprivation score, CHD, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, cancer, dementia, epilepsy/seizures, Parkinson’s disease, hypothyroidism, OCD, statins, NSAIDs, antipsychotics, lithium, aspirin, antihypertensives, anticonvulsants and hypnotics/anxiolytics.
Mirtazapine HR 1.76 (1.62–1.91)
Paroxetine HR 1.24 (1.14–1.35)
Trazodone HR 1.82 (1.59–2.08)
Fox et al. 2011 All-cause mortality 1223/11 027 ACB OR 1.26 (1.20–1.32) Adjusting for age, sex, baseline MMSE score, education, social class, number of non-AC medications, and number of health conditions.
Hien et al. 2005 Falls 226 (75)/1779 Olanzapine HR 1.74 (1.04–2.90) Adjusted for other psychotropics in the model, age, sex, type of residential care facility, length of stay (log), RCS score, Implicit Illness, Severity Scale score, MMSE score, Parkinson’s disease, previous falls, and static balance score. One hundred sixty subjects were missing from analysis because of missing data on one or more variables.
Risperidone HR 1.32 (0.57–3.06)
Hoffmann et al. 2003 Falls 47/447 No. (%) No adjustments
Olanzapine 23 (11.3%)
Risperidone 18 (9.2%)
Placebo 6 (6.4%)
Olanzapine *OR 1.86 (0.73–4.74) *Unadjusted OR produced using raw numbers.
Risperidone *OR 1.48 (0.57–3.87)
Lackner et al. 2008 Falls 3/47 Oxybutynin *OR 0.44 (0.04–5.19) *Unadjusted OR produced using raw numbers.
Lowry et al. 2011 All-cause mortality 36/326 ARS score HR 1.04 (0.67–1.62) Adjusted for age, sex, institution, dementia, CCI, number of non-AC drugs, hospital site, Barthel Index category (<50 vs. 50+).
Lowry et al. 2012 All-cause mortality 36/326 DBI (AC) HR 1.10 (0.44–2.74) Adjusted for age, sex, institution, dementia, CCI, number of non-AC drugs, hospital site, Barthel Index category (<50 vs. 50+).
Luukkanen et al. 2011 All-cause mortality 198/227 HR 1.12 (0.75–1.68) Adjusted for age, CCI, male gender.
Mangoni et al. 2013 All-cause mortality 9/62 (3 months) 3 months *Adjusted for age, sex, CCI, preadmission cognitive impairment.
18/53 (1 year) *ARS score HR 1.6 (1.2–2.2) No adjustments for rest of estimates.
ADS HR 1.3 (0.9–1.9)
ABS HR 1.1 (0.7–1.8)
DBI (AC) HR 4.5 (1.2–16.7)
1 year
ARS scale HR 1.4 (1.1–1.8)
ADS HR 1.2 (0.9–1.6)
ACB HR 1.1 (0.7–1.8)
DBI (AC) HR 3.2 (1.1–9.4)
Marras et al. 2012 All-cause mortality 5391 (368)/25 937 Quetiapine OR 1.8 (1.1–3.0) Adjusted for CCI score, dementia, and changes in residence (community to long term care) between cohort entry and index date
Panula et al. 2009 All-cause mortality 229/232 Males: Males: Adjusted for age, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease.
30 days: HR 2.19 (0.76–6.29)
3 months: HR 2.52 (1.05–6.03)
6 months: HR 2.22 (0.99–5.01) *Females: no association between anticholinergics and mortality
1 year: HR 1.99 (1.09–3.63)
Females: *no data provided
Thapa et al. 1998 Falls 3524 (2649)/N/A Amitriptyline Rate ratio 1.9 (1.7–2.1) Adjusted for age, sex, race, time since admission to the facility and since the index date, BMI, ambulatory status, no. of activities of daily living in which the resident was totally dependent on care providers, incontinence, cognitive impairment, use of physical restraints, previous falls, and use of anticonvulsants, antiparkinsonian drugs, benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, and other sedatives.
Imipramine Rate ratio 2.2 (1.8–2.6)
Nortriptyline Rate ratio 2.0 (1.8–2.3)
Paroxetine Rate ratio 1.7 (1.5–1.9)
Trazodone Rate ratio 1.2 (1.0–1.4)
Trifiro et al. 2007 All-cause mortality 407 (232)/4023 Clozapine OR 1.8 (0.3–11.2) Adjusted for gender and factors changing the risk estimate for antipsychotic users by more than 5% (Heart failure, COPD, Parkinson(ism), home-bound lifestyle, benzodiazepines and antibiotics).
Olanzapine OR 6.7 (1.4–32.1)
Quetiapine OR no data
Risperidone OR 1.7 (0.9–3.4)
Uusvaara et al. 2011 All-cause mortality 71/329 HR 1.57 (0.78–3.15) Adjusted for age, sex, CCI.
Whalley et al. 2012 Dementia 45/226 HR 0.67 (0.40–1.15) Adjusted for age, female gender, IQ at age 11, education, history of dementia in a parent or sibling, personal history of treated heart disease, personal history of treated hypertension; exposed to AC drugs (mild-moderate-strong), APOE ε4.

Abbreviations: AC: anticholinergic; ACB: anticholinergic cognitive burden scale; ADS: anticholinergic drug scale; APOE: apolipoprotein E; ARS: anticholinergic risk scale; BMI: body mass index; CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; CI: confidence interval; CHD: coronary heart disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CSI-D: Communtiy Screening Interview for Dementia score; DBI: drug burden index; HR: hazard ratio; IQ: intelligence quotient; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; NSAIDs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; OCD: obsessive–compulsive disorder; OR: odds ratio; RCS: Residential Classification Scale; RR: relative risk.