TABLE 2—
Predictors of Mortality Among 1091 Participants in a Prospective Study: Childhood Individual and Family Characteristics
| Characterisitic | Adjusted Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
| Gender | ||
| Femalea | 1.00 | |
| Male | 2.62 | 1.31, 5.24** |
| Childhood adversity | ||
| Family type | ||
| Mother and second adulta | 1.00 | |
| Mother alone | 1.82 | 0.93, 3.59* |
| Mother absent (family member caregiver) | 0.78 | 0.10, 6.16 |
| Foster | 16.87 | 5.10, 55.78** |
| Frequency of residential moves before 1966 | ||
| 0–2a | 1.00 | |
| ≥ 3 | 1.62 | 0.84, 3.13 |
| Corporal punishment in 1966 | ||
| Infrequent (never to once a week)a | 1.00 | |
| Frequent (a few times a week or almost every day) | 1.12 | 0.60, 2.12 |
| Childhood behavior and mental health | ||
| Shy/aggressive behavior (teacher’s report) | ||
| Neithera | 1.00 | |
| Shy only | 0.81 | 0.32, 2.04 |
| Aggressive only | 1.25 | 0.43, 3.60 |
| Both shy and aggressive | 1.44 | 0.54, 3.82 |
| Ratings by child’s mother on Mother’s Symptom Inventory | 1.02 | 0.98, 1.06 |