Skip to main content
. 2015 Nov 25;10(11):e0143668. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143668

Table 3. Associations of Antidepressants Use and Gastric Cancer Risk.

Antidepressants Cases (n = 49342) Controls (n = 240985) OR
Crude (95%CI a ) Adjusted b (95% CI)
N % N %
SSRI c
≧28DDD 598 2.27 3261 2.55 0.88 (0.80–0.96) 0.87 (0.78–0.96)
≧84DDD 343 1.30 1936 1.51 0.84 (0.75–0.95) 0.86 (0.75–0.97)
≧168DDD 240 0.91 1317 1.03 0.87 (0.76–1.00) 0.90 (0.78–1.05)
≧336DDD 139 0.53 817 0.64 0.81 (0.68–0.97) 0.86 (0.71–1.04)
SNRI d
≧28DDD 47 0.18 268 0.21 0.83 (0.61–1.13) 0.87 (0.63–1.20)
≧84DDD 36 0.14 182 0.14 0.94 (0.66–1.35) 0.99 (0.69–1.43)
≧168DDD 19 0.07 125 0.10 0.73 (0.45–1.18) 0.77 (0.47–1.26)
≧336DDD 13 0.05 75 0.06 0.83 (0.46–1.51) 0.90 (0.50–1.64)
TCA e
≧28DDD 882 3.36 4358 3.41 0.96 (0.89–1.04) 0.89 (0.82–0.96)
≧84DDD 432 1.64 1958 1.53 1.06 (0.95–1.17) 0.99 (0.89–1.10)
≧168DDD 214 0.81 1010 0.79 1.01 (0.87–1.18) 0.96 (0.83–1.12)
≧336DDD 93 0.35 415 0.32 1.08 (0.86–1.35) 1.05 (0.84–1.33)
RIMA f
≧28DDD 161 0.61 781 0.61 1.00 (0.84–1.18) 1.00 (0.84–1.19)
≧84DDD 82 0.31 421 0.33 0.94 (0.74–1.19) 0.96 (0.75–1.22)
≧168DDD 47 0.18 252 0.20 0.90 (0.66–1.22) 0.94 (0.69–1.30)
≧336DDD 28 0.11 132 0.10 1.02 (0.68–1.53) 1.10 (0.73–1.67)
Mirtazapine
≧28DDD 19 0.07 91 0.07 0.99 (0.60–1.62) 1.05 (0.64–1.74)
≧84DDD 9 0.03 49 0.04 0.88 (0.43–1.79) 0.94 (0.46–1.92)
≧168DDD 5 0.02 26 0.02 0.91 (0.35–2.36) 1.00 (0.38–2.63)
≧336DDD 2 0.01 10 0.01 0.94 (0.21–4.31) 1.06 (0.23–4.87)
Trazodone
≧28DDD 305 1.16 1449 1.13 1.00 (0.89–1.14) 1.00 (0.87–1.13)
≧84DDD 117 0.45 630 0.49 0.88 (0.72–1.06) 0.90 (0.73–1.10)
≧168DDD 38 0.14 290 0.23 0.62 (0.44–0.87) 0.64 (0.45–0.90)
≧336DDD 13 0.05 88 0.07 0.69 (0.39–1.24) 0.74 (0.41–1.33)
Bupropion
≧28DDD 9 0.03 37 0.03 1.16 (0.56–2.40) 1.19 (0.57–2.48)
≧84DDD 2 0.01 23 0.02 0.40 (0.09–1.69) 0.41 (0.10–1.75)
≧168DDD 1 0.00 12 0.01 0.39 (0.05–3.03) 0.41 (0.05–3.18)
≧336DDD 0 0.00 5 0.00 - -

a confidence interval

b Adjusting with urbanization, income, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, chronic kidney disease, peptic ulcer and depressive disorder.

c SSRI: selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors

d SNRI: Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors

e TCA: tricyclic antidepressants

f RIMA: Reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase A