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Table 3 Trends in first-line treatment in patients with depression in Flanders, Belgium (2000-2019)

From: Trends in the epidemiology of depression and comorbidities from 2000 to 2019 in Belgium

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SUMMARY

Trend 1

Trend 2

Trend 3

Medication (%)

Year 2000

Year 2019

AAPC (95% CI)

Years

APCĀ (95% CI)

Years

APCĀ (95% CI)

Years

APCĀ (95% CI)

Total

26.42

40.16

2.4 (1.0;3.7)

2000-2002

7.1 (-5.4;21.3)

2002-2016

0.2 (-0.3;0.7)

2016-2019

9.6 (5.7;13.6)

Women

26.75

41.92

2.4(1.3;3.6)

2000-2002

8.3 (-2.6;20.5)

2002-2016

0.4 (-0.1;0.8)

2016-2019

8.6 (5.2;12)

Men

25.58

36.51

1.8 (0.9;2.7)

2000-2016

0.1 (-0.5;0.6)

2016-2019

11.6 (6.0;17.5)

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ANTIDEPRESSANTS

SSRI

15.89

22.28

1.8 (0.4;3.1)

2000-2004

5.0 (-0.5;10.8)

2004-2014

-2.4 (-3.6;-1.2)

2014-2019

8.0 (5.3;10.7)

SNRI

2.87

9.95

6.1 (4.6;7.6)

2000-2010

9.1 (7.4;10.8)

2010-2016

-0.4 (-3.4;2.7)

2016-2019

9.7 (3.8; 16.1)

TCA

6.09

5.07

-0.7 (-1.2;-0.1)

2000-2010

-2.0 (-2.8;-1.1)

2010-2019

0.7 (0.0;1.5)

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Neuromodulators

5.62

11.65

3.9 (2.2;5.5)

2000-2002

11.9 (-3.7;30.2)

2002-2016

1.5 (1.0;2.1)

2016-2019

10.0 (5.8;14.3)

MAOI

0.29

0.06

-6.1 (-10.1;-1.9)

2000-2005

-22.8 (-33.6;-10.1)

2005-2019

0,7 (-2.8;4.3)

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Bupropion

0.36

2.19

7.4(5.4;9.5)

2000-2019

7.4(5.4;9.5)

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OTHER

Antipsychotics

7.28

8.29

0.3 (-0.2;0.8)

2000-2019

0.3 (-0.2;0.8)

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Anxiolytics

19.52

18.09

-0.7 (-1.1;-0.2)

2000-2013

-1.2(-1.7;-0.8)

2013-2019

0.5 (-0.7;-1.6)

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Hypnotics and sedatives

11.27

14.77

1.3 (0.8;1.7)

2000-2009

2.0 (1.5;2.5)

2009-2017

-0.1 (-0.7;0.5)

2017-2019

3.5 (0.3;6.8)