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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009 Mar;66(3):287–296. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2008.546

Table 3.

Adjusted Odds Ratios for Bipolar and Other Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder

OR (95% CI)
Disorders Offspring of Parents With BP vs
Offspring of All Control Parentsa
Offspring of Parents With BP vs Offspring of
Control Parents With Non-BP Psychopathologyb
Offspring of Parents With BP vs
Offspring of Healthy Control Parentsb
Any Axis I disorders 2.2 (1.5-3.3)c 2.0 (1.3-3.1)c 4.0 (1.3-12.1)c
Any mood disorder 5.2 (2.3-11.4)c 4.3 (1.9-9.7)c 18.3 (1.7-200.0)c
BP spectrum disorders 13.4 (2.9-61.6)c 9.1 (2.0-41.7)c 15.1 (2.7-∞))c,d
Depressive disorderse 2.1 (0.9-4.9) 1.9 (0.8-4.6) 4.8 (0.3-68.6)
Any anxiety disorders 2.3 (1.3-4.0)c 2.2 (1.2-3.9)c 3.8 (0.5-27.5)
 SAD, GAD, and/or SP 3.0 (1.5-5.9)c 2.9 (1.5-5.9)c 4.1 (0.4-46.5)
DBDs 2.1 (0.9-4.4) 2.1 (0.9-4.6) 1.9 (0.2-22.6)
 ODD 1.9 (0.9-4.0) 2.0 (0.9-4.3) 1.3 (0.1-19.3)
 CD 1.3 (0.2-8.2) 1.2 (0.2-8.9) 2.8 (0.1-220.7)
ADHD 1.4 (0.9-2.3) 1.2 (0.7-2.1) 3.5 (1.1-11.4)c
Substance abuse 0.7 (0.1-6.1) 0.7 (0.3-2.3) 2.1 (0.2-17.5)

Abbreviations: ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; BP, bipolar disorder; CD, conduct disorder; CI, confidence interval; DBDs, disruptive behavior disorders; GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; ODD, oppositional defiant disorder; OR, odds ratio; SAD, separation anxiety disorder; SP, social phobia

a

Adjusting for offspring's age, race, socioeconomic status, living with both biological parents, and within-family correlations.

b

Adjusting for offspring's age, race, socioeconomic status, living with both biological parents, both biological parents' non-BP psychopathology, and within-family correlations.

c

Results are significant, with P≤.04.

d

The upper 95% confidence limit to ∞ is owing to no BP in offspring of healthy control parents

e

Includes major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder.