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  • Title: Influence of gender and menopausal status on antidepressant treatment response in depressed inpatients.
    Author: Vermeiden M, van den Broek WW, Mulder PG, Birkenhäger TK.
    Journal: J Psychopharmacol; 2010 Apr; 24(4):497-502. PubMed ID: 19423613.
    Abstract:
    The present study investigated the influence of gender and menopausal status on treatment response in depressed inpatients, treated with either imipramine or fluvoxamine. The patients were divided into three groups: men, premenopausal women and postmenopausal women. A multivariate analysis was performed using the difference in Hamilton score (pretreatment - post-treatment) for imipramine and fluvoxamine as dependent variable. The following independent variables were used: the baseline Hamilton score, the antidepressant used, the gender-group and the interaction between the type of antidepressant and gender. In total, 138 patients with a DSM IV diagnosis of depressive disorder were analysed. Men responded more favorably to imipramine (B = 7.12, P = 0.005). Premenopausal women had a better response rate to fluvoxamine than men (B = -8.66, P = 0.027). In depressed inpatients, men respond more favorably to imipramine than to fluvoxamine. Premenopausal women respond more frequently to fluvoxamine than men.
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