Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Women taking Antidepressants.
| Antidepressant taken during study |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Category | No (%) N=865 |
Yes (%) N=92 |
p |
| Age (years) | 30- 34 | 611 (70) | 64 (69) | 0.46 |
| 35 to 37 | 157 (18) | 14 (15) | ||
| 38 and over | 97 (11) | 14 (15) | ||
| Race | Non-Hispanic Caucasian |
652 (75) | 84 (91) | <.01 |
| Other | 213 (25) | 8 (8) | ||
| Education level | Less than college degree |
71 (8) | 5 (5) | 0.77 |
| College degree | 174 (20) | 17 (18) | ||
| Some graduate/masters |
79 (9) | 11 (12) | ||
| Completed postgraduate |
541 (63) | 59 (64) | ||
| Nulligravid | Previous pregnancy |
445 (51) | 53 (58) | 0.26 |
| Never been pregnant |
420 (49) | 30 (42) | ||
| Regular Menstrual Cycles | No | 122 (14) | 13 (14) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 742 (86) | 79 (86) | ||
| Body Mass Index (kg/m^2) | less than 18.5 | 23 (3) | 1 (1) | 0.50 |
| 18.5 to 24.9 | 538 (62) | 54 (59) | ||
| 25 to 29.9 | 175 (20) | 24 (26) | ||
| 30 and over | 128 (15) | 13 (14) | ||
| Current Smoker | No | 852 (99) | 91 (99) | 0.75 |
| Yes | 13 (1) | 1 (1) | ||
| Partner age (years) | <50 | 853 (99) | 92 (100) | 0.28 |
| 50 or more | 11 (1) | 0 (0) | ||
| Past Year Hormonal contraceptive use |
No | 474 (55) | 44 (48) | 0.20 |
| Yes | 391 (45) | 48 (52) | ||
| Caffeinated Beverage Consumption |
No | 163 (19) | 15 (16) | 0.04 |
| Yes | 701 (81) | 77 (84) | ||
| Alcohol Consumption | No | 335 (39) | 24 (26) | 0.01 |
| Yes | 526 (61) | 67 (74) | ||
| Average Menstrual Cycle Length |
25 or fewer days | 75 (9) | 12 (13) | 0.28 |
| 26-30 days | 618 (72) | 61 (67) | ||
| 30-35 days | 126 (15) | 16 (18) | ||
| 36 or more days | 42 (5) | 2 (2) | ||