Table 2

The proportions of persons at baseline and age-adjusted incidence rates for antidepressant use by individual characteristics in Turin, Stockholm and certain Finnish cities

% of personsRate
TurinStockholmFinnish citiesTurinStockholmFinnish cities
Age (mean)66.165.263.7
Sex
 Male43464258.269.284.1
 Female575458103.7119.5130
Education
 Basic73244482.2100.2113
 Intermediate17442686.497.2110.9
 High10323086.893.8107.5
Marital status
 Never-married8181279.799109.4
 Married66495580.88198.1
 Divorced20221995118.7134.1
 Widowed6111596.8118.4135.4
Household composition
 Living alone26563292.9114.1135.1
 Other74446881.383.7100.2
Economic activity
 Employed21473871.768.775.4
 Unemployed21556.874.9106.8
 Retired524553104.8156.8160
 Other267380.685.491.2
Housing tenure
 Owner71697083.888.2103.2
 Renter25312581.7114.8133.5
 Other41688.1150.6119.1
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