Table 2.

Baseline characteristics by antidepressant prescribing and weight gain. Values are frequencies except unless stated otherwise

Characteristics	No antidepressant				Antidepressant
	Person years	≥5% weight gain	Incidence/100 person years		Person years	≥5% weight gain	Incidence/100 person years
Total	1 454 909	118 462	8.1		381 543	42 839	11.2
Men	728 208	54 494	7.5		129 862	13 398	10.3
Women	726 701	63 968	8.8		251 680	29 441	11.7
Age group (years):
20-29	101 633	11 163	11.0		19 792	2993	15.1
30-39	163 285	15 704	9.6		44 017	6048	13.7
40-49	252 218	22 289	8.8		79 302	9988	12.6
50-59	290 131	23 880	8.2		88 597	10 109	11.4
60-69	314 516	24 403	7.8		78 431	7957	10.1
70-79	229 011	14 976	6.5		48 182	4065	8.4
≥80	104 116	6047	5.8		23 221	1679	7.2
BMI category (kg/m2):
14.0-18.4	4959	101	2.0		1571	40	2.5
18.5-24.9	250 546	12 507	5.0		47 916	3269	6.8
25.0-29.9	329 117	23 307	7.1		67 697	6413	9.5
30.0-34.9	308 812	23 573	7.6		76 823	7575	9.9
35.0-39.9	264 974	22 320	8.4		76 047	8172	10.7
40.0-44.9	176 339	18 110	10.3		59 696	7731	14.0
≥45.0	120 163	18 544	15.4		51 793	9639	18.6
Comorbidity:
Coronary heart disease	172 445	13 471	7.8		49 570	4989	10.1
Diabetes	314 672	26 708	8.5		100 183	10 704	10.7
Stroke	37 882	3041	8.0		15 115	1555	10.3
Cancer	112 346	8048	7.2		30 356	2871	9.5
Depression recorded	7215	737	10.2		66 660	7740	11.6
Coprescribing:
Antiepileptic	24 657	2360	9.6		16 240	1993	12.3
Antipsychotic	14 676	1740	11.9		24 815	3591	14.5
Index of multiple deprivation fifth:
1st (least deprived)	237 325	17 874	7.5		53 146	5735	10.8
2nd	280 343	22 523	8.0		69 182	7638	11.0
3rd	300 334	24 207	8.1		77 382	8503	11.0
4th	324 533	26 771	8.2		88 440	10 096	11.4
5th (most deprived)	312 373	27 087	8.7		93 392	10 867	11.6
Current smoker	326 618	27 992	8.6		117 164	13 796	11.8
Diet advice	403 929	48 006	11.9		114 533	18 538	16.0