Table 5.
Relative Risks (Odds Ratios) of Children Having a DSM-III Diagnosis With the Specified Independent Variable
| Childhood (Ages 8–11) | Adolescence (Ages 12–18) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=217) | (N=338) | |||||||||
| Diagnoses | LR (N=93) | HR (N=124) | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | p Value | LR (N=156) | HR (N=182) | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | p Value |
| Depression | 1 | 4 | NS | 6 | 27 | 4.40 a | (1.72 – 11.26) | 0.002 | ||
| Mania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Bulimia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Panic Attacks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | NS | |||||
| Separation Anxiety | 6 | 8 | 0.94 | (0.30 –2.88) | NS | 3 | 1 | NS | ||
| Phobia | 12 | 17 | 1.05 | (0.46 –2.37) | NS | 22 | 29 | 1.14 | NS | |
| OCD | 1 | 2 | NS | 1 | 4 | NS | ||||
| Generalized Anxiety | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | NS | |||||
| Conduct Disorder | 0 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 7.42 | (2.98 – 18.43) | < 0.001 | |||
| Psychosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Attention Deficit Disorder | 7 | 21 | 4.28 | (1.53 – 11.94) | 0.006 | 8 | 24 | 4.25 | (1.72 – 10.51) | 0.002 |
| Oppositional Disorder | 2 | 15 | 21.09 | (3.48 – 127.98) | 0.001 | 11 | 50 | 6.13 | (2.95 – 12.76) | < 0.001 |
| Alcohol Abuse | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 1.92 | NS | ||||
| Drug Abuse | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.43 | (1.21 – 16.20) | 0.024 | |||
| Alcohol Dependence | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0.78 | NS | ||||
| Drug Dependence | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13.64 | (2.85 – 65.15) | 0.001 | |||
| Either Alcohol or Drug Abuse | 6 | 26 | 3.73 | (1.47–9.44) | 0.005 | |||||
| Either Alcohol or Drug Dependence | 10 | 27 | 2.50 | (1.10–5.65) | 0.028 | |||||
a
Odds ratios were adjusted for gender, other siblings in the analysis, and the number of evaluations performed during each developmental period (ages 7–11 or 12–18).