Table 5.
Medication Dosage & Adherence
Variable | Sertraline n=31 |
Placebo n=31 |
P-value a |
---|---|---|---|
Maximum dosage, mean (SD), mg/d | 116 (66) | 127 (62) | .48 |
Dosage reached, n (%) | |||
≥100 mg | 17 (55%) | 23 (74%) | .18 |
≥150 mg | 15 (48%) | 15 (48%) | 1.0 |
200 mg | 9 (29%) | 10 (32%) | 1.0 |
Prescribed ≥100 mg/d of study drug for at least 6 weeks | 14 (45%) | 19 (61%) | .31 |
Duration taking study drug (weeks) | 9.6 (3.7) | 11.4 (2.0) | .20 |
Statistical significance by Fisher’s exact test or Mann-Whitney U test