TABLE 6.
Pattern of change in antidepressant treatment, for patients and controls
| Group (n) |
Use of antidepressant at index date |
N (% of group) | Use of antidepressant at 2‐year follow‐up | N (% of subgroup) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (2070) | Yes | 264 (12.8%) | Yes | 133 (50.4%) |
| No | 113 (42.8%) a | |||
| Dead | 18 (6.8%) | |||
| No | 1806 (87.2%) | Yes | 156 (8.6%) b | |
| No | 1555 (86.1%) | |||
| Dead | 95 (5.3%) | |||
| Controls (10,312) | Yes | 963 (9.3%) | Yes | 647 (67.2%) |
| No | 266 (27.6%) a | |||
| Dead | 50 (5.2%) | |||
| No | 9349 (90.7%) | Yes | 425 (4.5%) b | |
| No | 8744 (93.6%) | |||
| Dead | 180 (1.9%) |
a
Use of antidepressants at index date but no use of antidepressants at 2‐year follow‐up was 42.8% for patients and 27.6% for controls (p < 0.001).
b
Use of antidepressants at 2‐year follow‐up but not at index date occurred for 8.6% of patients and 4.5% of controls (p < 0.001).