Table 1.
Characteristics of the 915 954 women aged 12–30 years by previous mental health issues and use of hormonal contraceptives
| Previous mental health issues | ||||
| Yes 12.4 (113 711) Use of HC |
No 87.6 (802 243) Use of HC |
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| Yes 42.5 (48 302) | No 57.5 (65 409) | Yes 42.0 (337 297) | No 58.0 (464 946) | |
| Antidepressant during follow-up | 41.2 (19 886) | 39.8 (26 013) | 2.7 (9215) | 1.9 (8699) |
| Age | ||||
| 12–17 years | 14.2 (6838) | 19.4 (12 698) | 16.7 (56 343) | 42.1 (195 937) |
| 18–23 years | 48.3 (23 347) | 31.2 (20 381) | 50.1 (168 968) | 23.3 (108 939) |
| 24–30 years | 37.5 (18 117) | 49.4 (32 330) | 33.2 (11 986) | 34.6 (160 616) |
| Income level | ||||
| Low income | 40.4 (19 513) | 45.6 (29 803) | 31.8 (107 119) | 33.1 (154 098) |
| Medium income | 27.1 (13 078) | 27.5 (17 954) | 25.4 (85 620) | 29.5 (137 098) |
| High income | 32.5 (15 711) | 27.0 (17 652) | 42.9 (144 558) | 37.4 (173 750) |
| Immigrant background | ||||
| None | 94.6 (45 674) | 89.1 (58 264) | 94.2 (317 716) | 82.6 (383 878) |
| Yes | 5.4 (2628) | 10.9 (7145) | 5.8 (19 581) | 17.4 (81 068) |
Values are percentages (number of women in parenthesis).
HC, hormonal contraception.