Fig. 3

a Association between redeeming prescriptions of antidepressants and mental health among the young. Forest plot of hazard ratio (HR) for redeeming prescriptions of antidepressants adjusted for covariates with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) for the young (16–29 years of age) from the North Denmark Region Health Survey 2010 [24]. n = 2731. The unadjusted estimated HR was 3.8, 95 % CI 2.81–5.23. b Association between redeeming prescriptions of antidepressants and mental health among the adults. Forest plot of hazard ratio (HR) for redeeming prescriptions of antidepressants adjusted for covariates with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) for the adults (30–59 years of age) from the North Denmark Region Health Survey 2010 [24]. n = 8739. The unadjusted estimated HR was 3.1, 95 % CI 2.57–3.69. c Association between redeeming prescriptions of antidepressants and mental health among the elderly. Forest plot of hazard ratio (HR) for redeeming prescriptions of antidepressants adjusted for covariates with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) for the elderly (≥ 60 years of age) from the North Denmark Region Health Survey 2010 [24]. n = 4763. The unadjusted estimated HR was 4.2, 95 % CI 3.14–5.38