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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2010 Feb 1;35(6):558–563. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.01.002

Table 1.

Comparing OLS and GEE approaches

OLS Regression GEE Regression
Regression Coefficient Standard Error 95% Confidence Interval Risk Ratio Standard Error 95% Confidence Interval
H Heavy drinking 0.39 0.43 −0.46 1.25 0.96 0.04 0.89 1.04
W Heavy drinking 0.13 0.28 −0.43 0.69 1.16** 0.06 1.04 1.29
H Depression 0.77 0.55 −0.31 1.85 1.17* 0.09 1.01 1.37
W Depression 1.24* 0.59 0.08 2.40 1.27** 0.10 1.09 1.48
H Antisociality 1.57 1.59 −1.58 4.71 0.91 0.21 0.57 1.43
W Antisociality 2.12 2.52 −2.87 7.10 1.44 0.53 0.69 2.98
H Marital Satisfaction −0.17 0.46 −1.08 0.75 1.03 0.07 0.90 1.19
W Marital satisfaction −0.28 0.54 −1.34 0.78 0.98 0.08 0.84 1.15
H->W aggression −0.15 0.09 −0.33 0.03 0.99 0.01 0.96 1.01
W->H aggression 0.07 0.07 −0.06 0.20 1.00 0.01 0.98 1.02
Child Gender 0.25 0.82 −1.37 1.87 1.13 0.14 0.88 1.17
Child Age 0.15 0.27 −0.38 0.68 1.10*** 0.03 1.04 1.17
H Age 0.01 0.13 −0.24 0.26 0.98 0.02 0.94 1.02
W Age −0.13 0.13 −0.39 0.14 0.99 0.02 0.96 1.03
H Race/Ethnicity 1.57 1.70 −1.78 4.93 1.38 0.44 0.75 2.57
W Race/Ethnicity −0.66 1.72 −4.06 2.73 0.71 0.23 0.38 1.33
H Education 0.84 1.05 −1.25 2.92 0.97 0.19 0.67 1.41
W Education −0.20 1.07 −2.31 1.91 1.05 0.17 0.76 1.44

Note. H: Husband; W: Wife

OLS: Ordinary least squares regression N= 173; GEE: Generalized Estimating Equations N= 259

*

p<.05

**

p<.01

***

p<.001