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Table 3 Spearman ρ correlation coefficients and P values for antidepressant defined daily doses (AD DDD) and admissions rates for depression

From: Sales of antidepressants, suicides and hospital admissions for depression in Veneto Region, Italy, from 2000 to 2005: an ecological study

Admissions for depression and DDD

Spearman ρ/P value

Males aged 0-14

-0.08 (NS)

Females aged 0-14

-0.3 (NS)

Males aged 15-64

-1 (P < 0.01)

Females aged 15-64

-1 (P < 0.01)

Males aged 65+

-0.94 (P < 0.05)

Females aged 65+

-0.89 (P < 0.05)

  1. NS = not significant.