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Table 6 Changes in Weight and BMI for Patients Using Antidepressants and Antipsychotics

From: Gender and race disparities in weight gain among offenders prescribed antidepressant and antipsychotic medications

  

Weight change (kg)

Percent weight change

Change in BMI

   

95 % CI§

 

95 % CI

 

95 % CI

Medication group

Number

Mean (SD)

[Lower, Upper]

Mean (SD)

[Lower, Upper]

Mean

[Lower, Upper]

Antidepressants

324

2.7 (10.1)

[1.6, 3.8]

3.8 (11.8)

[2.6, 5.1]

0.9 (3.4)

[0.6, 1.3]

Antipsychotics

172

2.3 (12.6)

[0.4, 4.2]

4.2 (16.1)

[1.8, 6.7]

0.8 (4.3)

[0.1, 1.4]

Other medications

823

0.8 (9.6)

[0.1, 1.5]

1.6 (10.2)

[0.9, 2.3]

0.3 (3.1)

[0.1, 0.5]

No pharmacotherapy

1409

1.4 (8.1)

[1, 1.8]

2.1 (9.5)

[1.6, 2.6]

0.4 (2.5)

[0.3, 0.6]

Antipsychotics

       

 FGA

99

1.6 (12.8)

[−0.9, 4.2]

3.6 (16)

[0.4, 6.8]

0.6 (4.3)

[−0.3, 1.4]

 SGA

73

3.1 (12.3)

[0.3, 6]

5.1 (16.2)

[1.4, 8.9]

1 (4.2)

[0.1, 2]

  1. § 95 % Confidence Interval