Table 2 Study events in the study and control groups.

From: Increased probability of mood disorders after age-related macular degeneration: a population-based cohort study

Event

AMD group

Control group

aHR (95% CI)

Person-months

Event

Rate#

Person-months

Event

Rate*

Any psychological care

331,912

418

12.59 (11.44–13.86)

614,305

596

9.70 (8.95–10.51)

1.26* (1.11–1.43)

Behavioral therapy

336,789

286

8.49 (7.56–9.54)

621,096

376

6.05 (5.47–6.70)

1.37* (1.17–1.60)

Sleep or anxiety-related disorders

339,238

201

5.92 (5.16–6.80)

624,832

250

4.00 (3.53–4.53)

1.47* (1.22–1.77)

MDD

343,792

112

3.26 (2.71–3.92)

629,644

144

2.29 (1.94–2.69)

1.40* (1.09–1.79)

  1. AMD age-related macular degeneration, aHR adjusted hazard ratio adjusted for age, sex, education, marital status, and comorbidities, CI confidential interval, MDD major depression disorder.
  2. *Significant difference.
  3. #Crude incidence rate per 10,000 person months.
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