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. 2011 Oct 2;11:756. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-756

Table 4.

Adverse family psychosocial characteristics, individual problems, and mortality among males.

Mortality (1981-2009)

Crudea
(95% CI)
Model 1b
(95% CI)
Model 2c
(95% CI)
Model 3d
(95% CI)
Model 4e
(95% CI)
Model 5f
(95% CI)
Model 6g
(95% CI)
Model 7h
(95% CI)
Model 8i
(95% CI)
PAF
Family psychosocial characteristics
Father's criminality (1953-1959)
No (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.46 (0.92-2.30) 1.10 (0.68-1.78) 1.05 (0.65-1.69) 0.97 (0.60-1.57) 0.97 (0.59-1.57) 0.90 (0.55-1.48) 1.03 (0.64-1.68) 0.88 (0.54-1.44) 0.89 (0.54-1.46)
Father's alcohol abuse (1953-1965)
No (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 3.00 (2.08-4.31) 2.87 (1.94-4.24) 2.53 (1.70-3.76) 2.16 (1.45-3.22) 2.05 (1.36-3.07) 2.11 (1.40-3.19) 2.31 (1.54-3.46) 1.92 (1.27-2.90) 1.88 (1.24-2.86) -0.69%
Parents' mental problems (1953-1965)
No (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.43 (0.97-2.10) 1.10 (0.73-1.66) 1.02 (0.68-1.54) 0.93 (0.62-1.40) 0.95 (0.62-1.43) 0.93 (0.61-1.41) 0.89 (0.58-1.35) 0.86 (0.56-1.30) 0.88 (0.58-1.35)
Father's occupational class (1963)
Upper and upper middle class (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Middle class 1.35 (0.98-1.86) 1.33 (0.97-1.84) 1.21 (0.88-1.68) 1.27 (0.92-1.75) 1.25 (0.91-1.73) 1.31 (0.95-1.81) 1.18 (0.85-1.63) 1.23 (0.89-1.70)
Working class 1.72 (1.26-2.36) 1.62 (1.18-2.22) 1.34 (0.97-1.85) 1.44 (1.04-1.99) 1.38 (1.00-1.90) 1.56 (1.14-2.15) 1.23 (0.89-1.71) 1.32 (0.95-1.82)
Others 2.93 (1.77-4.83) 1.39 (1.42-4.00) 1.93 (1.14-3.25) 2.09 (1.24-3.54) 2.24 (1.32-3.79) 2.30 (1.37-3.87) 1.96 (0.16-3.31) 2.09 (1.23-3.55) -0.50%
Individual problems
All crimes (1966-1980)
No (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 2.96 (2.43-3.59) 2.75 (2.26-3.36) 2.12 (1.71-2.62) -8.49%
Violent crimes (1966-1980)
No (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 3.71 (2.89-4.77) 3.24 (2.50-4.20) 2.00 (1.49-2.67) -1.80%
Alcohol and/or drug use (1966-1972)
No (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 6.83 (5.24-8.90) 6.21 (4.72-8.15) 3.94 (2.88-5.39) 4.43 (3.22-6.11) -2.03%
Mental problems (1966-1972)
No (ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 4.77 (3.23-7.03) 4.10 (2.74-6.12) 1.34 (0.85-2.10) 1.36 (0.86-2.16) -0.19%

Odds ratios from logistic regression analysis (n = 7,305).

a No adjustment, b Mutual adjustment for family psychosocial characteristics, c Mutual adjustment for family psychosocial characteristics + father's occupational class, d Mutual adjustment for family psychosocial characteristics + father's occupational class + all crimes, e Mutual adjustment for family psychosocial characteristics + father's occupational class + violent crimes

f Mutual adjustment for family psychosocial characteristics + father's occupational class + alcohol and/or drug use, g Mutual adjustment for family psychosocial characteristics + father's occupational class + mental problems, h Mutual adjustment for family psychosocial characteristics + father's occupational class + all crimes + alcohol and/or drug use + mental problems

i Mutual adjustment for family psychosocial characteristics + father's occupational class + violent crimes + alcohol and/or drug use + mental problems