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Table 2 Odds ratios for purchases of psychotropic drugs by exit group and type of drug

From: Labor market exit around retirement age in Sweden and trajectories of psychotropic drugs in a context of downsizing

 

Pre-exit period

Peri-exit period

Post-exit period

’-1 vs − 4’

’ + 1 vs − 1’

’ + 4 vs + 1’

Old-age retirement

Antidepressants

  Downsizing

0.89 (0.80–0.98)

0.91 (0.85–0.98)

0.92 (0.84–1.02)

  No downsizing

0.89 (0.84–0.95)

0.88 (0.84–0.91)

0.91 (0.86–0.96)

Sedatives

  Downsizing

1.10 (1.00–1.20)

1.01 (0.95–1.07)*

1.08 (1.00–1.17)

  No downsizing

1.04 (0.99–1.10)

0.95 (0.92–0.98)

1.08 (1.03–1.13)

Anxiolytics

Downsizing

1.10 (0.97–1.24)*

0.96 (0.89–1.04)

1.02 (0.92–1.14)

No downsizing

0.98 (0.91–1.06)

0.99 (0.95–1.04)

1.00 (0.94–1.07)

SA/DP

Antidepressants

  Downsizing

1.19 (1.07–1.32)

0.88 (0.82–0.94)**

0.78 (0.70–0.86)

  No downsizing

1.22 (1.14–1.32)

0.80 (0.76–0.84)

0.80 (0.75–0.86)

Sedatives

  Downsizing

1.21 (1.09–1.35)

0.99 (0.93–1.06)**

1.00 (0.90–1.10)

  No downsizing

1.22 (1.13–1.31)

0.89 (0.84–0.93)

0.94 (0.88–1.01)

Anxiolytics

Downsizing

1.25 (1.09–1.44)

0.93 (0.85–1.01)

0.92 (0.82–1.03)

No downsizing

1.25 (1.13–1.38)

0.90 (0.85–0.96)

0.93 (0.85–1.01)

Unemployment

Antidepressants

  Downsizing

0.94 (0.78–1.14)*

0.90 (0.80–1.02)

0.77 (0.65–0.92)

  No downsizing

0.76 (0.67–0.87)

0.80 (0.73–0.87)

0.70 (0.62–0.79)

Sedatives

  Downsizing

0.92 (0.77–1.10)

0.86 (0.76–0.97)

0.86 (0.73–1.01)

  No downsizing

0.91 (0.80–1.04)

0.87 (0.80–0.95)

1.00 (0.89–1.13)

Anxiolytics

Downsizing

0.81 (0.64–1.03)

0.93 (0.79–1.09)

0.96 (0.77–1.19)

No downsizing

0.92 (0.78–1.10)

0.88 (0.78–0.99)

0.84 (0.72–0.98)

  1. Legend: Odds ratios were adjusted for calendar time and sociodemographic factors from the beginning of the 12-month period of exit, including sex, age, income, education, family status, type of living area, (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001 indicating a statistically significant difference in time trends between exposed and unexposed) (n = 235,430)