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Table 1 Rate of Clostridium difficile infection by previous diagnosis of major depression in Medicare beneficiaries

From: Depression, antidepressant medications, and risk of Clostridium difficileinfection

Characteristics

Sample, n (%)

No depression

Depression

Ā Ā 

Ratea

95% CI

Ratea

95% CI

Age at first interviewb

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ<60 years

5277 (31.4)

125.1

82.2 to 168.0

332.9

193.5 to 472.2

ā€ƒ60 to 75 years

7258 (43.3)

178.2

145.2 to 211.1

239.8

182.9 to 296.7

ā€ƒ>75 years

4246 (25.3)

301.0

241.6 to 360.3

321.6

213.4 to 429.9

Gender

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒMen

7352 (43.8)

179.6

145.5 to 213.6

268.9

163.5 to 374.3

ā€ƒWomen

9429 (56.2)

212.2

173.6 to 250.8

289.3

233.6 to 345.1

Race

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒAfrican-American

2232 (13.3)

221.5

136.7 to 306.2

346.4

173.6 to 519.3

ā€ƒOther

14549 (86.7)

193.1

161.7 to 224.5

275.1

214.5 to 335.7

Ethnicity

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒMexican-American

700 (4.2)

243.7

77.3 to 410.1

313.1

65.6 to 560.7

ā€ƒOther Hispanic

486 (2.9)

204.9

272.4 to 382.6

234.2

129.8 to 338.6

ā€ƒNon-Hispanic

15595 (92.9)

195.1

165.5 to 224.6

283.6

222.3 to 344.9

Body mass index

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ<18.5 kg/m2

366 (2.2)

348.2

87.9 to 608.6

475.5

115.3 to 835.6

ā€ƒ18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2

6311 (37.6)

185.0

149.2 to 220.8

279.0

185.7 to 372.2

ā€ƒ25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2

6851 (40.8)

188.4

151.7 to 225.1

300.8

210.7 to 390.9

ā€ƒā‰„30.0 kg/m2

3253 (19.4)

225.4

160.6 to 290.1

234.9

133.5 to 336.3

Education

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒNo high-school degree

5691 (33.9)

247.6

203.2 to 291.9

254.4

170.5 to 338.2

ā€ƒHigh-school degree

11090 (66.1)

172.1

137.7 to 206.5

299.6

234.0 to 365.3

Region of residence

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒNortheast

2958 (17.6)

265.3

193.1 to 337.4

366.5

194.9 to 538.1

ā€ƒMidwest

4205 (25.1)

226.6

155.5 to 297.8

307.0

191.5 to 422.5

ā€ƒSouth

6823 (40.7)

176.5

135.4 to 217.7

257.5

185.6 to 329.5

ā€ƒWest

2795 (16.7)

136.1

85.4 to 186.7

218.8

115.6 to 322.0

Overall

16781

197.1

168.0 to 226.1

282.9

226.3 to 339.5

  1. aNumber of individuals with CDI/100,000 person-years.
  2. bAge range 36 to 103 years.