Table 1 Overview of patient and treatment characteristics of included treatment trajectories.

From: Bayesian network analysis of antidepressant treatment trajectories

Variable

PG (n = 4808)

UMCU (n = 735)

Mean (sd) or proportion

Mean (sd) or proportion

Follow-up from start prescription (days)

1175 (804)

52.7 (59.8)

Age

48.42 (17.97)

43.861 (17.02)

Sex: female

0.577

0.615

Prescription group: MAOI

0.013

0.061

Prescription group: other

0.047

0.020

Prescription group: SSRI

0.467

0.430

Prescription group: nSSRI

0.161

0.200

Prescription group: TCA

0.177

0.261

Prescription group: TetraCA

0.172

0.060

Benzodiazepine prescription

0.643

0.848

Lithium prescription

0.081

0.165

Antipsychotics prescription

0.423

0.574

Disulfiram prescription

0.015

0.003

DSM: Depression

0.401

0.571

DSM: Personality disorder

0.268

0.242

DSM: Anxiety disorder

0.077

0.125

DSM: Social problems

0.025

0.211

GAF score at start treatment

48.03 (9.463)

33.33 (13.56)

Medication trajectory duration (days)

162.7 (234.1)

109.4 (236.0)

Continuation of antidepressant

0.663

0.894

Mean change sentiment core complaints

 − 0.152 (0.752)

 − 0.206 (0.703)

Mean change sentiment social functioning

0.321 (0.698)

0.464 (0.696)

Mean change sentiment well-being

0.293 (0.618)

0.162 (0.696)

Mean change sentiment experience

 − 0.094 (0.681)

 − 0.160 (0.590)