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. 2015 Oct 12;15:56. doi: 10.1186/s12902-015-0049-7

Table 3.

Estimate of variation in presence of depressive symptoms and antidepressant medication use over time

WHI-OS N = 68,169
Antidepressant use at baseline No antidepressant use at baseline
N (%) N (%)
Antidepressant use at year 3 3321 (4.9 %) 3083 (4.5 %)
No antidepressant use at year 3 1468 (2.2 %) 60297 (88.5 %)
Presence of elevated symptoms at baseline No presence of elevated symptoms at baseline
N (%) N (%)
Presence of elevated symptoms at year 3 4348 (6.4 %) 6333 (9.3 %)
No presence of elevated symptoms at year 3 5458 (8.0 %) 52030 (76.3 %)
Baseline Year 3
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
BMI 26.80 (5.5) 27.09 (5.6)
WHI-CT N = 52,326
Antidepressant use at baseline No antidepressant use at baseline
N (%) N (%)
Antidepressant use at year 3 2031 (3.9 %) 1979 (3.8 %)
No antidepressant use at year 3 1156 (2.2 %) 47160 (90.1 %)
Baseline Year 3
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
BMI 28.54 (5.7) 28.78 (5.9)