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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 5. Additive hazard ratios of probable Alzheimer's disease development among ε4 carriers reporting depression within the last 2 years of baseline.

Predictor variables Sample size with AD endpoint Depression—last 2 years × ε4 Main effects (unadjusted) Hazard ratio (95% CI) Depression—last 2 years × ε4 Main effects adjusteda Hazard ratio (95% CI) Depression last 2 years Main effects adjusted with AD medication use Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Depression—last 2 years × ε4 carrier 455 4.65 (3.24–6.68)** 6.41 (4.43–9.29)** 3.03 (2.06–4.47)**
Use of antidepressant 90 4.24 (1.95–9.23)** 6.90 (3.02–15.80)** 3.19 (1.37–7.43)*
Did not use antidepressant 3.26 (1.81–5.86)** 3.93 (2.14–7.24)** 2.85 (1.54–5.29)**
 Bupropion use 9 1.68 (0.186–15.16) 4.21 (0.368–48.12) 3.76 (0.233–60.71)
 No bupropion use 4.70 (3.23–6.83)** 6.30 (4.29–9.24)** 3.05 (2.04–4.56)**
 Citalopram use 25 8.77 (1.14–67.28)* 14.78 (1.87–116.63)* 6.84 (0.806–58.08)
 No citalopram use 3.67 (2.44–5.54)** 5.02 (3.30–7.65)** 2.57 (1.66–3.98)**
 Escitalopram use 17 0.841 (0.166–4.27) 1.51 (0.290–7.87) 0.339 (0.050–2.28)
 No escitalopram use 4.79 (3.30–6.96)** 6.52 (4.45–9.55)** 3.22 (2.16–4.79)**
 Fluoxetine use 2
 No fluoxetine use 4.84 (3.36–6.97)** 6.55 (4.51–9.51)** 3.08 (2.08–4.55)**
 Mirtazapine use 9
 No mirtazapine use 4.63 (3.21–6.69)** 6.40 (4.39–9.33)** 3.01 (2.03–4.46)**
 Paroxetine use 7 4.44 (0.480–41.01) 3.68 (0.316–42.83) 2.99 (0.245–36.32)
 No paroxetine use 4.38 (3.01–6.37)** 6.08 (4.14–8.97)** 2.83 (1.90–4.22)**
 Sertraline use 10 1.58 (0.143–17.49)
 No sertraline use 4.98 (3.44–7.20)** 6.97 (4.78–10.17)** 3.42 (2.31–5.07)**
 Trazodone use 12 5.05 (0.457–55.90) 9.63 (0.819–113.21) 4.62 (0.343–62.18)
 No trazodone use 4.66 (3.22–6.73)** 6.39 (4.38–9.32)** 3.07 (2.07–4.56)**

indicates sample size too small for analysis.

a

Adjusted for sex, age, education, and race.

*

Statistical significance at p < 0.05.

**

p < 0.001.