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. 2022 Aug 10;10(8):1503. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10081503

Table 2.

Association between dysbiosis and the incidences of depression and antidepressant therapy in patients followed in general practices in Germany (Cox regression models).

Depression Prescription of Antidepressants
Variable HR (95% CI) p-Value HR (95% CI) p-Value
Total 2.85 (2.00–4.04) <0.001 4.12 (2.35–7.21) <0.001
Age 18–40 3.77 (1.88–7.56) <0.001 4.61 (1.57–13.50) 0.005
Age 41–50 2.04 (0.94–4.42) 0.073 2.08 (0.65–6.67) 0.218
Age 51–60 1.93 (1.01–3.66) 0.045 2.80 (1.00–7.83) 0.049
Age >60 4.43 (2.06–9.53) <0.001 10.59 (2.49–44.98) 0.001
Sex
  Female 2.61 (1.74–3.92) <0.001 4.55 (2.31–8.99) <0.001
  Male 3.54 (1.75–7.14) <0.001 3.09 (1.14–8.40) 0.027