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. 2010 Nov;71(6):810–818. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.810

Table 2.

Family history, ethnicity, and psychiatric risk factors by trauma/ PTSD status*

Variable PTSD (n = 138) Trauma without PTSD (n = 1,981) No trauma (n = 1,649)
Maternal alcohol-related problems 34.8% 16.8% 8.4%
Paternal alcohol-related problems 63.8% 39.7% 27.8%
Major depressive disorder 73.9% 30.5% 13.8%
Conduct disorder 16.3% 6.2% 1.9%
Regular smoking 62.3% 40.8% 29.0%
Cannabis abuse 13.0% 5.0% 1.9%
Distribution by ethnicity
African-American 7.0% 68.6% 24.4%
White 3.1% 49.9% 47.0%

Notes: PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.

*

All chi-square tests of association were statistically significant at the p < .05 level.