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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2017 May 31;33(1):200–211. doi: 10.1002/gps.4709

Table 4. Hazard ratios of probable Alzheimer's disease development among ε4 carriers.

Predictor variables Analytic sample size ε4 carrier Main effects (unadjusted) Hazard ratio (95% CI) ε4 carrier Main effects adjusteda Hazard ratio (95% CI) ε4 carrier Main effects adjusted with AD medication use Hazard ratio (95% CI)
ε4 carrier 2470 2.07 (1.63–2.64)** 2.77 (2.16–3.56)** 2.19 (1.70–2.82)**
Use of an antidepressant 1713 2.15 (1.43–3.24)** 2.77 (1.80–4.25)** 1.99 (1.29–3.08)*
Did not use antidepressant 1.93 (1.43–2.61)** 2.55 (1.86–3.48)** 2.24 (1.64–3.07)**
 Used bupropion 241 1.69 (0.453–6.33) 2.41 (0.465–12.50) 2.63 (0.394–17.51)
 Did not use bupropion 2.08 (1.63–2.66)** 2.77 (2.15–3.58)** 2.22 (1.71–2.87)**
 Used citalopram 304 3.89 (1.76–8.60)** 5.10 (2.21–11.80)** 2.79 (1.14–6.80)*
 Did not use citalopram 1.94 1.50–2.50)** 2.62 (2.01–3.41)** 2.13 (1.63–2.78)**
 Used escitalopram 233 1.44 (0.537–3.84) 1.93 (0.669–5.58) 0.631 (0.194–2.05)
 Did not use escitalopram 2.10 (1.64–2.70)** 2.79 (2.16–3.62)** 2.26 (1.74–2.93)**
 Used fluoxetine 189 1.55 (0.097–24.78)
 Did not use fluoxetine 2.08 (1.63–2.65)** 2.78 (2.16–3.58)** 2.19 (1.70–2.82)**
 Used mirtazapine 98 0.576 (0.136–2.43) 0.877 (0.122–6.30) 6.09 (0.331–112.26)
 Did not use mirtazapine 2.12 (1.66–2.71)** 2.81 (2.1–3.63)** 2.17 (1.68–2.81)**
 Used paroxetine 125 4.76 (1.04–21.83)* 5.66 (1.10–29.14)* 6.21 (1.14–33.91)*
 Did not use paroxetine 2.04 (1.60–2.60)** 2.73 (2.12–3.53)** 2.14 (1.66–2.77)**
 Used sertraline 296 0.694 (0.183–2.62) 0.886 (0.196–4.00) 0.961 (0.194–4.75)
 Did not use sertraline 2.16 (1.69–2.77)** 2.88 (2.23–3.72)** 2.34 (1.80–3.02)**
 Used trazodone 217 2.30 (0.737–7.16) 3.98 (1.03–15.33)* 3.29 (0.694–15.59)
 Did not use trazodone 2.06 (1.61–2.64)** 2.72 (2.11–3.52)** 2.18 (1.68–2.82)**

indicates sample size too small for analysis.

a

Adjusted for sex, age, education, and race.

*

Statistical significance at p < 0.05.

**

p < 0.001.