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Table 4 The Risk of Stroke Recurrence in association with Antidepressants in Subgroup of Other Drugs Use and Comorbidities

From: Using antidepressants and the risk of stroke recurrence: report from a national representative cohort study

 

Adjusted HRa

(95 % CI)

Without antipsychotics

1.40

(1.18, 1.66)

With antipsychotics

1.45

(1.16, 1.82)

Without anticoagulant

1.44

(1.25, 1.65)

With anticoagulant

1.24

(0.76, 2.00)

Without antiplatelet

1.41

(1.23, 1.62)

With antiplatelet

1.52

(0.72, 3.22)

Without anti-inflammatory

1.29

(0.90, 1.85)

With anti-inflammatory

1.44

(1.24, 1.67)

Without anxiety or other mood disorders

1.40

(1.07, 1.82)

With anxiety or other mood disorders

1.42

(1.21, 1.66)

Without atrial fibrillation

1.40

(1.22, 1.62)

With atrial fibrillation

1.57

(0.98, 2.50)

Without coronary heart disease

1.36

(1.16, 1.60)

With coronary heart disease

1.59

(1.24, 2.05)

Without congestive heart failure

1.44

(1.25, 1.65)

With congestive heart failure

1.15

(0.68, 1.97)

Without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1.49

(1.29, 1.73)

With chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1.09

(0.77, 1.54)

Without cancer

1.42

(1.24, 1.63)

With cancer

0.94

(0.26, 3.32)

Without diabetes mellitus

1.20

(0.99, 1.45)

With diabetes mellitus+

1.70

(1.41, 2.05)

Without hypertension

1.25

(0.69, 2.27)

With hypertension

1.42

(1.24, 1.64)

Without hyperlipidemia

1.41

(1.18, 1.68)

With hyperlipidemia

1.42

(1.15, 1.76)

Antidepressants use before index date

 No--New Users

1.57

(1.32, 1.86)

 Yes--Prevalent Users

1.23

(0.99, 1.53)

Depression at Baseline (index date) or Post-stroke

 No Depression

1.55

(1.32, 1.82)

 Depression at Baseline

1.49

(0.99, 2.26)

 Post-stroke Depression

1.44

(1.01, 2.07)

  1. HR indicates hazard ratio; 95 % confidence interval
  2. +p-value for the interaction term of diabetes was 0.01, and that of other variables were all >0.05
  3. aAdjusted for sex, age group, stroke type of the first hospitalization, antipsychotics, antithrombotic agents, anticoagulant, antiplatelet, antidepressant drugs use before stroke, depression, anxiety or other mood disorders, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, COPD, cancer, diabetes mellitus or medicine treatment, hypertension or medicine treatment, hyperlipidemia or medicine treatment