Table 3:

Adjusted^* Odds of the bereaved being prescribed an anti-depressant during the 12 months before and after the death of a loved one

Characteristic Total N=523,146	Female Partners Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Male Partners Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Adult Children Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Characteristics of Bereaved
Gender
Male	-	-	Ref
Female	-	-	1.47 (1.42–1.52)
Age groups
18 — 49	Ref	Ref	Ref
50 — 59	0.82 (0.73–0.92)	0.98 (0.80–1.20)	0.92 (0.88–0.96)
60 — 69	0.57 (0.50–0.64)	0.80 (0.65–0.97)	0.67 (0.61–0.73)
70 — 79	0.70 (0.62–0.79)	0.89 (0.72–1.09)	0.49 (0.34–0.68)
80 --- 89	0.89 (0.78–1.01)	1.20 (0.98–1.48)	-
90+	1.00 (0.84–1.19)	1.27 (1.01–1.61)	-
Employment Status
Employed	Ref	Ref	Ref
Unemployed	2.09 (1.65–2.65)	2.02 (1.47–2.77)	2.46 (2.31–2.62)
Pensioner	1.37 (1.25–1.50)	1.47 (1.29–1.66)	1.77 (1.70–1.85)
Missing	0.75 (0.68–0.84)	0.65 (0.55–0.77)	1.99 (1.56–2.52)
Education
Primary school	Ref	Ref	Ref
Skilled Worker	0.94 (0.89–0.99)	1.05 (0.98–1.12)	0.86 (0.83–0.90)
Short theoretical (1–2 years)	0.76 (0.65–0.90)	1.03 (0.87–1.24)	0.63 (0.58–0.68)
Long theoretical (3–4 years)	0.77 (0.71–0.84)	0.89 (0.79–1.01)	0.68 (0.64–0.72)
Academic (5+ years)	0.69 (0.60–0.80)	0.84 (0.73–0.98)	0.52 (0.49–0.56)
Charlson Comorbidity index
0	Ref	Ref	Ref
1–2	1.41 (1.34–1.48)	1.56 (1.45–1.68)	1.65 (1.58–1.73)
3–4	1.74 (1.60–1.90)	1.90 (1.72–2.10)	1.96 (1.72–2.23)
5+	2.13 (1.88–2.41)	2.84 (2.50–3.23)	3.03 (2.64–3.47)
Characteristics of Decedents
Age Group
18 — 49	-	-	Ref
50 — 59	-	-	1.09 (0.95–1.26
60 — 69	-	-	0.99 (0.87–1.14)
70 — 79	-	-	0.87 (0.76–1.00)
80 --- 89	-	-	0.74 (0.64–0.85)
90+	-	-	0.72 (0.62–0.84)
Underlying cause of death
Cancer	Ref	Ref	Ref
Heart disease	0.94 (0.88–1.00)	1.00 (0.90–1.10)	1.03 (0.98–1.08)
Cerebrovascular  Disease	0.95 (0.86–1.05)	0.96 (0.83–1.09)	0.96 (0.89–1.03)
COPD	0.98 (0.89–1.08)	1.02 (0.90–1.15)	1.08 (1.01–1.15)
Dementia	1.03 (0.90–1.17)	1.02 (0.86–1.21)	0.99 (0.91–1.08)
Other	0.91 (0.86–0.97)	1.01 (0.92–1.10)	1.03 (0.99–1.08)
Charlson Comorbidity index
0	Ref	Ref	Ref
1–2	1.03 (0.95–1.12)	1.02 (0.91–1.14)	1.05 (0.99–1.11)
3–4	0.98 (0.90–1.07)	0.97 (0.86–1.09)	1.07 (1.00–1.13)
5+	0.99 (0.91–1.08)	0.96 (0.84–1.08)	1.04 (0.98–1.10)
Dementia diagnosis
No Dementia  Diagnosis	Ref	Ref	Ref
Dementia  Diagnosis	0.99 (0.90–1.08)	1.07 (0.95–1.22)	1.00 (0.94–1.07)
Receipt of in home municipality services last month of life	1.09 (1.04–1.14)	1.08 (1.01–1.16)	1.06 (1.03–1.10)

IQR - interquartile range; COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

^*Also adjusted for months before and after death (−12 to 12), year of death, whether the bereaved children had siblings, the region of the country where the decedent lived, and whether or not the partners were married to the decedent