Antidepressant use among adults

correlates with

UFC events per year

r = 0.90691% · 2005-2022

Antidepressant use among adultsUFC events per year

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Antidepressant use among adultscdc.gov ↗

UFC events per yearen.wikipedia.org ↗

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Antidepressant use among adults

UFC events per year

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