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Table 4 Odds ratios for uptake of antidepressant medication in men and women by marital trajectory (panel A) and by spouse’s uptake of antidepressant medication (panel B)

From: Divorce and subsequent increase in uptake of antidepressant medication: a Finnish registry-based study on couple versus individual effects

 

Men

Women

 

First follow-up (crisis period)

Second follow-up (short term consequences)

First follow-up (crisis period)

Second follow-up (short term consequences)

Panel A

        

Marital trajectory

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Continuously married couples

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

Divorcing couples

4.05

3.61 – 4.54

1.99

1.74 – 2.28

3.68

3.35 – 4.06

2.06

1.86 – 2.30

Panel B

        

Spouse’s antidepressant use

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Continuously married couples

        

No

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

Yes

2.33

2.00 – 2.72

3.19

2.85 – 3.57

2.33

2.00 – 2.72

3.19

2.85 – 3.57

Divorcing couples

        

No

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

1.00

ref

Yes

1.10

0.80 – 1.50

1.39

0.94 – 2.05

1.10

0.80 – 1.50

1.39

0.94 – 2.05

  1. Note. p < 0.001 for interaction term of spouse’s uptake of antidepressants and marital trajectory in all models. Adjusted for spouses’ age, education, household income deciles and presence of children in the household.