Table 1. Drug treatment for patients with a new depression diagnosis in 2015, and time from date of diagnosis to first drug dispensing, by education, sex, and age
Patients treated with drugs for depression Number of days from index date to first drug dispensing
No Yes 0– 7 8– 31 32– 183 184– 365
Total, n n % n % % % % %
Educational level
 Low15 02410 13067.4489432.617.84.47.13.3
 Medium20 01513 62468.1639131.918.64.36.22.8
 High14 38010 16870.7421229.316.13.96.52.7
 Missing548
Sex
 Women30 77521 42169.6935430.417.24.06.42.8
 Men19 19212 86867.0632433.018.34.76.93.1
Age group, years
 20–2910 975743467.7354132.317.04.67.33.4
 30–3910 157721571.0294229.014.94.26.93.0
 40–4910 951773670.6321529.415.24.56.82.9
 50–598921632670.9259529.116.04.16.03.0
 60–695136354869.1158830.919.93.45.62.0
 ≥703827203053.0179747.034.14.55.52.8
 Total49 96734 28968.615 67831.417.64.36.62.9
  • Educational level: low (primary school [grades 1–7] and lower-secondary school [grades ≤8–10]); medium (13 years, upper-secondary school); and high (>13 years, university and higher education).