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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Issues. 2009;30(4):484–510. doi: 10.1177/0192513X08329601

Table 6. Analysis of Covariance of 35-year Follow-up (1992) Health and Psychological Variables by Adolescent Parent Status and Gender.

Adolescent at first birth Adult at first birth F-value
Variable Female Adjusted M Male Adjusted M Female Adjusted M Male Adjusted M Age Gender Age × Gender
Number of illnesses/diseases 1.30 1.25 1.12 .90 10.98** 2.85 1.09
(.06) (.14) (.04) (.04)
Proportion who ever smoked regularly .52 .69 .47 .62 3.69 26.89** .06
(.02) (.05) (.01) (.02)
Proportion currently smoking regularly .23 .19 .17 .18 1.96 .15 .91
(.02) (.04) (.01) (.01)
Body Mass Index 26.95 28.41 25.81 27.51 13.54** 32.55** .21
(.21) (.48) (.13) (.14)
Self-rated health 4.08 3.99 4.19 4.17 11.79** 1.74 .64
(.03) (.07) (.02) (.02)
Health compared to others same sex/age 4.09 4.00 4.17 4.19 8.92** .49 1.59
(.03) (.08) (.02) (.02)
Health compared to 10 years ago 2.83 2.85 2.98 2.93 6.00* .05 .43
(.04) (.09) (.02) (.03)
Well-being
Autonomy 30.94 31.80 30.58 31.81 .23 8.49** .26
(.27) (.62) (.16) (.19)
Environmental mastery 33.28 33.56 33.82 33.79 1.22 .12 .18
(.26) (.60) (.16) (.18)
Personal growth 32.74 32.12 33.43 32.63 2.58 3.68 .06
(.28) (.65) (.17) (.19)
Positive relationships 34.36 32.54 34.94 32.98 1.92 26.46** .04
(.27) (.64) (.17) (.19)
Purpose in life 33.18 33.68 33.95 34.06 2.24 .63 .25
(.28) (.66) (.17) (.20)
Self-acceptance 32.46 32.96 33.05 33.38 1.58 1.08 .04
(.30) (.69) (.18) (.21)
CES-D depression 9.63 7.41 8.94 7.47 .41 14.35** .59
(.36) (.84) (.22) (.36)