Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the cohort.

From: Effectiveness and safety of escitalopram treatment personalized based on therapeutic drug monitoring of drug plasma concentration: a prospective cohort study

Baseline characteristics

Entire cohort

Inadequate drug level

Unadjusted dose

Adjusted

dose

P-value

Age (years)

33.0 ± 2.5

29.8 ± 7.6

37.4 ± 4.9

32.3 ± 3.3

> 0.1

Number (Female)

92 (61)

13 (9)

19 (13)

60 (39)

> 0.1

HAM-D

21.4 ± 0.9

22.5 ± 3.2

21.8 ± 2.2

21.0 ± 1.2

> 0.1

HAM-A

24.1 ± 1.5

24.1 ± 4.7

24.2 ± 3.1

24.1 ± 2.1

> 0.1

  1. Entire cohort = all patients who completed the eight-week follow-up period and were included in the final analysis. HAM-D = Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. HAM-A = Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety. Data are presented as mean ± 95%CI for age, HAM-D, HAM-A;.