Trends in hospital admissions due to antidepressant-related adverse drug events from 2001 to 2011 in the U.S.

Table 4 Changes in ArADE Admissions from 2001 to 2011 by age and urban/rural setting of a hospital

	2001		2011		Percentage change in admissions rate^a
	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural
ArADE admissions*	13,677	3,395	16,789	2,899	22.8^b	-14.6^b
ArADE admissions by age group
≤ 6^†	190	82	223	10	-4.4	-85.8
7–17^†	1,499	364	1,378	208	-25.1	-33.1
18–64^†	11,443	2,838	14,214	2,573	1.2	6.2
≥ 65^†	545	111	974	108	45.6	13.9

^aPercentage changes in rate. Rate was calculated by dividing ArADE admissions in the corresponding subgroup by the corresponding column total of ArADE admissions of the respective year. Percentage change was calculated using 2001 rate as the base
^bRate change in number of ArADE admissions from 2001 to 2011 using 2001 as the base
*p ≤ 0.01, which indicates there is a significant difference between urban and rural areas with regard to change in ArADE admissions
^† p ≤ 0.01, which indicates change in rates over time were significantly different between areas of bottom-half income and top-half income in the specific age group

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