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. 2011 Nov 11;14(4):415–424. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntr230

Table 3.

Association Between Offspring Regular Smoking, Nicotine Dependence, and Suicidal Behavior in Males and Females Adjusted for Offspring Covariatesa

Ideation Ideation + plan Ideation + plan + attempt or ideation + attempt
Males
    Age 1.04 (0.99–1.08) 0.99 (0.90–1.08) 0.97 (0.85–1.10)
    Offspring conduct disorder 1.47 (0.75–2.90) 5.86 (2.43–14.13) 1.17 (0.39–3.51)
    Offspring major depression 4.79 (2.74–8.35) 4.13 (1.46–11.66) 8.41 (3.51–20.12)
    Offspring alcohol abuse/dependence 1.06 (0.61–1.83) 1.35 (0.50–1.09) 1.30 (0.45–3.76)
    Offspring illicit drug abuse/dependence 2.16 (1.26–3.71) 1.78 (0.66–4.77) 1.55 (0.55–4.37)
    Offspring smoking
        Never 1.0 1.0 1.0
        Ever 1.09 (0.65–1.81) 3.15 (0.67–14.88) 1.60 (0.35–7.30)
        Regular smoking 1.22 (0.63–2.39) 4.83 (0.94–24.88) 2.63 (0.53–12.98)
        Nicotine dependence 0.93 (0.47–1.85) 3.40 (0.71–19.31) 7.31 (1.95–27.49)
Females
    Age 1.0 (0.97–1.05) 0.99 (0.91–1.07) 1.0 (0.93–1.08)
    Offspring conduct disorder 2.33 (0.90–6.07) 1.91 (0.51–7.12) 5.74 (1.96–16.85)
    Offspring major depression 5.01 (3.11–8.07) 10.79 (5.05–23.06) 9.28 (5.05–17.05)
    Offspring alcohol abuse/dependence 2.12 (1.20–3.74) 3.20 (1.15–8.93) 1.82 (0.75–4.44)
    Offspring illicit drug abuse/dependence 1.93 (1.14–3.27) 3.15 (1.18–8.40) 1.99 (0.95–4.14)
    Offspring smoking
        Never 1.0 1.0 1.0
        Ever 1.32 (0.83–2.10) 0.56 (0.20–1.52) 1.64 (0.67–4.03)
        Regular smoking 1.06 (0.59–1.90) 0.77 (0.25–2.37) 3.06 (1.16–8.12)
        Nicotine dependence 1.20 (0.60–2.39) 1.09 (0.36–3.30) 3.27 (1.22–8.78)

Note. aAdjusted for seven-level sampling design variable and missing maternal data variable. Bold text indicates significant odds ratio.