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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio for the development of gestational hypertension after exposure to antidepressant drugs during pregnancy in the primary analysis

From: Antidepressant use during pregnancy and the risk of developing gestational hypertension: a retrospective cohort study

Outcome

N

%

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

P-Value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)a

P-value

Antidepressant use

 No exposure

27,481

98.08

    

 Exposure

539

1.92

1.99 (1.29–3.09)

.002

2.00 (1.28–3.13)

.002

Type of antidepressant*

 TCAs (N06AA)

89

16.51

1.61 (0.51–5.11)

.418

1.60 (0.50–5.09)

.429

 SSRIs (N06AB)

394

73.10

2.11 (1.30–3.45)

.003

2.07 (1.25–3.44)

.005

 MAOI (N06AF)

1

–

–

–

–

–

 RIMA (N06AG)

3

–

–

–

–

–

 Other (N06AX)

66

12.25

1.44 (0.35–5.90)

.611

1.43 (0.35–5.91)

.618

DDD

  ≤ 30

150

27.64

0.64 (0.16–2.57)

.524

0.68 (0.17–2.75)

.584

  ≥ 30

389

72.36

2.55 (1.61–4.02)

<.001

2.50 (1.55–3.99)

<.001

DDD SSRIs

  ≤ 30

91

16.70

0.52 (0.07–3.74)

.516

1.28 (0.56–2.92)

.561

  ≥ 30

303

56.40

2.61 (1.57–4.35)

<.001

2.27 (1.44–3.60)

<.001

Period

 0–10 weeks

506

93.88

2.14 (1.38–3.30)

.001

2.13 (1.36–3.34)

.001

 11–20 weeks

290

53.80

2.38 (1.38–4.10)

.002

2.36 (1.35–4.12)

.003

 0–10 weeks only

249

46,20

1.56 (0.77–3.17)

.220

1.59 (0.78–3.26)

.205

 Both periods (0–20 weeks)

257

47.68

2.71 (1.57–4.67)

<.001

2.66 (1.52–4.65)

.001

Maternal age

 15–19

474

1.69

–

–

–

–

 20–24

3636

12.98

1.11 (0.15–8.16)

.919

–

–

 25–29

10,233

36.52

2.03 (0.89–4.65)

.093

–

–

 30–34

9597

34.25

2.59 (1.35–4.98)

.004

–

–

 34–39

3499

12.49

1.23 (0.38–3.95)

.731

–

–

 40+

581

2.07

1.26 (0.29–5.56)

.758

–

–

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, TCAs tricyclic antidepressants, SSRIs selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, MAOI non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitors, RIMA reversible inhibitors monoamine oxidase A, DDD defined daily dose
  2. aAdjusted for maternal age and medications use during pregnancy i.e. prescriptions of benzodiazepines and antibiotics
  3. *One patient can be exposed to multiple antidepressants