Baseline Characteristics | Discharged with Antidepressant (n = 56) | Discharged without Antidepressant (n = 83) | P-value (d.f.) | Test statistic |
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Gender - Male, n (%)* | 40 (71Â %) | 58 (70Â %) | 0.84 (1) | 0.04 |
Age in years (mean ± SD)*** | 47 (±9) | 47 (±8) | 0.77 (137) | 1.24 |
Homeless, n (%)* | 8 (14Â %) | 19 (23Â %) | 0.21 (1) | 2.58 |
Current smoker, n (%)* | 18 (32Â %) | 26 (31Â %) | 0.91 (1) | 0.01 |
Family history of alcohol abuse, n (%)* | 7 (13Â %) | 13 (16Â %) | 0.60 (1) | 0.27 |
Current illicit substance abuse, n (%)* | 6 (11Â %) | 15 (18Â %) | 0.23 (1) | 1.41 |
Prior antidepressant use, n (%)* | 30 (54Â %) | 16 (19Â %) | <0.0001 (1) | 17.76 |
Number of comorbidities (mean ± SD)*** | 0.54 (+/−0.57) | 0.75 (+/−0.75) | 0.29 (137) | 1.07 |
Asthma, n (%)** | 0 (0Â %) | 5 (6.1Â %) | 0.08 (1) | 0.08 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, n (%)** | 1 (1.8Â %) | 1 (1.2Â %) | >0.99 (1) | Â |
Cirrhosis, n (%)* | 16 (28.6Â %) | 31 (37.3Â %) | 0.28 (1) | 1.15 |
Congestive heart failure, n (%)** | 2 (3.6Â %) | 2 (2.4Â %) | 0.90 (1) | Â |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)* | 7 (12.5Â %) | 11 (13.3Â %) | >0.99 (1) | 0.02 |
Malignancy, n (%)** | 3 (5.3Â %) | 2 (2.4Â %) | 0.39 (1) | Â |
Schizophrenia, n (%)** | 1 (1.8Â %) | 0 (0Â %) | 0.40 (1) | Â |
Stroke, n (%)** | 0 (0Â %) | 3 (3.6Â %) | 0.27 (1) | Â |