Table 5 Prevalence ratio (PR)* of antidepressant use in women (reference: men) in the total population and stratified by age group and social class
Model I: Crude | Model II Age-adjusted | Model III: model II + MADRS | Model IV: model III + register-based diagnosis of depression | Model V: model IV + health services use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1.84 (1.38–2.45) | 1.79 (1.34–2.40) | 1.66 (1.25–2.22) | 1.30 (1.04–1.61) | 1.31 (1.04–1.64) |
Age group | |||||
<78 years | 2.30 (1.54–3.43) | 2.30 (1.54–3.44) | 2.18(1.47–3.24) | 1.44 (1.06–1.97) | 1.42 (1.04–1.94) |
≥78 years | 1.31 (0.87–1.98) | 1.31 (0.87–1.96) | 1.20 (0.80–1.80) | 1.13 (0.84–1.54) | 1.13 (0.81–1.59) |
Social class | |||||
Non-manual | 2.04 (1.47–2.85) | 2.01 (1.44–2.81) | 1.88 (1.35–2.61) | 1.33 (1.03–1.72) | 1.34 (1.03–1.73) |
Manual | 1.30 (0.70–2.40) | 1.21 (0.63–2.32) | 1.12 (0.59–2.16) | 1.31 (0.85–2.03) | 1.27 (0.74–2.15) |