Table 4.
Recorded diagnoses for patients prescribed antidepressants stratified by chronic kidney disease status and type of antidepressant
| Patients without CKD (N = 32 846) | Patients with CKD (N = 45 394) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRI N = 12 924 | TCA N = 17 672 | Others N = 2250 | SSRI N = 17 992 | TCA N = 24 262 | Others N = 3140 | |
| Depression, n (%)* | 8123 (62.9) | 4430 (25.1) | 1035 (46.0) | 11 363 (63.2) | 6257 (25.8) | 1456 (46.4) |
| Anxiety, n (%)* | 4843 (37.5) | 3902 (22.1) | 708 (31.5) | 6131 (34.1) | 5055 (20.8) | 935 (29.8) |
| Neuropathic pain, n (%)* | 625 (4.8) | 2536 (14.4) | 152 (6.8) | 997 (5.5) | 3491 (14.4) | 209 (6.7) |
| None of the above, n (%) | 3188 (24.7) | 9699 (54.9) | 894 (39.7) | 4683 (26.0) | 13 259 (54.7) | 1256 (40.0) |
CKD = chronic kidney disease, SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, TCA = tricyclic antidepressants.
*
Percentages are column percentages. Each patient may have one or more recorded diagnosis.