Table 1 Characteristics of the study population according to sex
M | F | RR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
Total | 16,547 | 37.3 | 27,871 | 62.7 | |
Age in years (mean) | 48.81 | 51.53 | |||
Age groups | |||||
< 31 | 2466 | 14.9 | 3585 | 12.9 | 1.15 (1.10–1.22) |
31–60 | 10,396 | 62.8 | 16,019 | 57.5 | 1.09 (1.08–1.11) |
61–90 | 3661 | 22.1 | 8197 | 29.4 | 0.75 (0.73–0.78) |
> 91 | 24 | 0.1 | 70 | 0.3 | 0.58 (0.36–0.92) |
Diagnosis | |||||
Mild depression | 236 | 1.4 | 314 | 1.1 | 1.27 (1.07–1.50) |
Moderate depression | 4543 | 27.5 | 7773 | 27.9 | 0.98 (0.95–1.02) |
Severe depression | 9636 | 58.2 | 16,326 | 58.6 | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) |
Severe depression with psychosis | 2132 | 12.9 | 3458 | 12.4 | 1.04 (0.99–1.09) |
Pat. receiving any psychotropic drugs | 15,764 | 95.3 | 26,799 | 96.2 | 0.99 (0.99–0.99) |
N psychotropic drugs (mean) | 2.60 | 2.68 | |||
N psychotropic drugs | |||||
0 | 783 | 4.7 | 1072 | 3.8 | 1.23 (1.12–1.35) |
1 | 3553 | 21.5 | 5527 | 19.8 | 1.08 (1.04–1.12) |
2 | 4923 | 29.8 | 8246 | 29.6 | 1.00 (0.98–1.03) |
3 | 3847 | 23.2 | 6690 | 24.0 | 0.97 (0.94–1.00) |
4 + | 3441 | 20.8 | 6336 | 22.7 | 0.91 (0.88–0.95) |