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Table 1 Characteristics of 14,464 breast cancer patients# according to SSRI prescription.

From: Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of re-operation due to post-surgical bleeding in breast cancer patients: a Danish population-based cohort study

Characteristics

No SSRI Prescription

N (%)

Ever SSRI Prescription

N (%)

Total Population

N (%)

Age Group

   

   <40

2010 (16)

147 (9)

2157 (15)

   40-49

2669 (21)

311 (20)

2980 (21)

   50-59

3117 (24)

373 (23)

3490 (24)

   60-69

2441 (19)

313 (20)

2754 (19)

   70-79

1699 (13)

258 (16)

1957 (14)

   > = 80

936 (7)

190 (12)

1126 (8)

Temporality of Anti-depressant (including SSRI, TCA, TeCA, others) Prescription

   

   Never

11857 (92)

0

11857 (82)

   Current

266 (2)

411 (26)

677 (5)

   Former

749 (6)

1181 (74)

1930 (13)

Primary operation type

   

   Breast-conserving surgery

7799 (61)

936 (59)

8735 (60)

   Mastectomy

5073 (39)

656 (41)

5719 (40)

Anti-depressant prescription

   

   Never

11857 (92)

0

11857 (82)

   SSRI

0

1592 (100)

1592 (11)

   Tricyclic anti-depressants

526 (4)

0

526 (4)

   Tetracyclic anti-depressants

131 (1)

0

131 (1)

   Other

358 (3)

0

358 (3)

Oral Anti-coagulants prescription

   

   No

12860 (99.9)

1589 (99.8)

14449 (99.9)

   Yes

12 (0.1)

3 (0.2)

15 (<0.1)

NSAIDs prescription

   

   No

6134 (48)

493 (31)

6627 (46)

   Yes

6738 (52)

1099 (69)

7837 (54)

Aspirin prescription

   

   No

12164 (95)

1423 (89)

13587 (94)

   Yes

708 (6)

169 (11)

877 (6)

Corticosteroid prescription

   

   No

10969 (85)

1194 (75)

12163 (84)

   Yes

1903 (15)

398 (25)

2301 (16)

Vitamin K Antagonists Prescription

   

   No

12599 (98)

1529 (96)

14128 (98)

   Yes

273 (2)

63 (4)

336 (2)

Platelet Inhibitors Prescription

   

   None

11924 (93)

1341 (84)

13265 (92)

   Yes

948 (7)

251 (16)

1199 (8)

Comorbid diseases*

   

   None

11764 (91)

1396 (88)

13160 (91)

   Yes

1108 (9)

196 (12)

1304 (9)

Comorbid Diseases

   

   Liver disease

72 (0.6)

23 (1.4)

95 (0.7)

   Renal disease

89 (0.7)

27 (2)

116 (0.8)

   Cancer

951 (7)

141 (9)

1092 (8)

   Thrombocytopoenia

7 (0.05)

1 (0.06)

8 (0.06)

   Auto-immune disease

3 (0.02)

3 (0.02)

6 (0.04)

   Vascular disease

12 (0.1)

3 (0.2)

15 (<1)

  1. #Women diagnosed in Northern Denmark between 1996 and 2007 with complete prescription coverage since 1999.
  2. *Comorbid diseases includes liver disease, renal disease, uremia, cancer, thrombocytopoenia, auto-immunities, vasculitis
  3. SSRI = Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, TCA = Tricyclic anti-depressants, TeCA = Tetracyclic anti-depressants