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. 2022 Jul 26;20:261. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02433-x

Table 4.

Total body weight gain by obesity class and CYP phenotype in participants prescribed with citalopram, paroxetine, fluoxetine, and sertraline

Normal and Underweight Group
CYP2C19
Poor/intermediate metabolizer Normal metabolizer Rapid/ultra-rapid metabolizer p-value
Citalopram TBWG 6 mths, % n = 17 4.4 (95% CI 1.9 – 6.8) n = 26 1.5 (95% CI -0.3 – 3.4) n = 18 1.5 (95% CI -0.6 – 3.5) 0.11
Sertraline TBWG 6 mths, % n = 12 2.6 (95% CI 0.9 – 4.5) n = 28 1.2 (95% CI -0.8 – 3.1) n = 19 2.7 (95% CI 1.1 – 4.3) 0.32
CYP2D6
Poor/intermediate metabolizer Normal metabolizer Rapid/ultra-rapid metabolizer p-value
Paroxetine TBWG 6 mths, % n = 33 0.6 (95% CI -0.7 – 1.9) n = 11 0.4 (95% CI -2.7 – 3.6) n = 1 3.0 0.65
Sertraline TBWG 6 mths, % n = 49 1.8 (95% CI 0.6 – 3.1) n = 8 1.4 (95% CI -0.5 – 3.4) n = 2 6.7 (95% CI -55.1 – 69.6) 0.16
Fluoxetine TBWG 6 mths, % n = 32 1.2 (95% CI -0.3 – 2.7) n = 14 0.9 (95% CI -1.8 – 3.6) 0.88
CYP2C9
Poor/intermediate metabolizer Normal metabolizer Rapid/ultra-rapid metabolizer p-value
Fluoxetine TBWG 6 mths, % n = 26 1.9 (95% CI -0.3 – 4.1) n = 20 0.5 (95% CI -1.1 – 2.1) 0.60
Overweight Group
CYP2C19
Poor/intermediate metabolizer Normal metabolizer Rapid/ultra-rapid metabolizer p-value
Citalopram TBWG 6 mths, % n = 21 3.0 (95% CI -0.3 – 6.4) n = 34 -0.3 (95% CI -2.1 – 1.5) n = 24 1.3 (95% CI -3.6 – 1.1) 0.02
Sertraline TBWG 6 mths, % n = 19 1.5 (95% CI -0.2 – 3.1) n = 17 0.7 (95% CI -0.7 – 2.1) n = 14 2.3 (95% CI 0.6 – 4.1) 0.44
CYP2D6
Poor/intermediate metabolizer Normal metabolizer Rapid/ultra-rapid metabolizer p-value
Paroxetine TBWG 6 mths, % n = 12 1.6 (95% CI -0.8 – 3.9) n = 12 3.5 (95% CI 1.4 – 5.6) n = 1 1.3 0.13
Sertraline TBWG 6 mths, % n = 40 1.3 (95% CI 0.3 – 2.3) n = 8 2.3 (95% CI -0.5 – 3.4) n = 2 0.9 (95% CI -25.0 – 26.8) 0.69
Fluoxetine TBWG 6 mths, % n = 28 1.2 (95% CI -2.9 – 0.4) n = 20 0.5 (95% CI -2.2 – 3.2) 0.21
CYP2C9
Poor/intermediate metabolizer Normal metabolizer Rapid/ultra-rapid metabolizer p-value
Fluoxetine TBWG 6 mths, % n = 16 0.6 (95% CI -3.3 – 2.1) n = 32 0.5 (95% CI -2.3 – 1.3) 0.91
Obesity Group
CYP2C19
Poor/intermediate metabolizer Normal metabolizer Rapid/ultra-rapid metabolizer p-value
Citalopram TBWG 6 mths, % n = 20 0.8 (95% CI -0.5 – 1.9) n = 23 0.4 (95% CI -0.8 – 1.7) n = 19 -0.3 (95% CI -2.7 – 2.2) 0.18
Sertraline TBWG 6 mths, % n = 15 -0.9 (95% CI -3.1 – 1.2) n = 21 -0.7 (95% CI -2.6 – 1.2) n = 18 0.6 (95% CI -1.7 – 2.9) 0.52
CYP2D6
Poor/intermediate metabolizer Normal metabolizer Rapid/ultra-rapid metabolizer p-value
Paroxetine TBWG 6 mths, % n = 11 0.4 (95% CI -0.8 – 1.6) n = 25 0.7 (95% CI -1.3 – 2.6) n = 1 0.4 0.98
Sertraline TBWG 6 mths, % n = 38 0.1 (95% CI -1.6 – 1.3) n = 15 0.3 (95% CI -1.8 – 1.2) n = 1 -10.6 0.26
Fluoxetine TBWG 6 mths, % n = 19 0.1 (95% CI -0.9 – 1.0) n = 76 -0.9 (95% CI -3.1 – 1.2) n = 2 1.3 (95% CI -33.0 – 35.6) 0.79
CYP2C9
Poor/intermediate metabolizer Normal metabolizer Rapid/ultra-rapid metabolizer p-value
Fluoxetine TBWG 6 mths, % n = 34 0.2 (95% CI -1.1 – 1.5) n = 63 -0.3 (95% CI -1.5 – 0.8) 0.30

Continuous data are summarized as mean (95% CI)

Abbreviations used: CI confidence interval, TBWG Total Body Weight Gain

p-value: calculated with ANCOVA with metabolizer status and BMI as covariate