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

Table 4.

Association Between Offspring Regular Smoking, Nicotine Dependence, and Suicidal Behavior in Males and Females Adjusted for Father Suicidea, Father Nicotine Dependenceb, and Father Conduct Disorderc

Ideation Ideation + plan Ideation + plan + attempt or ideation + attempt
Males
    Age 1.06 (1.02–1.11) 1.01 (0.92–1.11) 1.0 (0.89–1.12)
    Offspring smoking
        Never 1.0 1.0 1.0
        Ever 1.17 (0.72–1.91) 3.56 (0.78–16.27) 1.40 (0.33–6.01)
        Regular smoking 1.78 (0.96–3.32) 10.10 (2.08–48.92) 3.37 (0.67–16.93)
        Nicotine dependence 1.14 (0.61–1.92) 8.32 (1.84–37.61) 8.49 (2.29–31.48)
Females
    Age 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 1.01 (0.95–1.08) 1.00 (0.93–1.08)
    Offspring smoking
        Never 1.0 1.0 1.0
        Ever 1.46 (0.94–2.27) 0.70 (0.26–1.87) 1.79 (0.72–4.44)
        Regular smoking 1.49 (0.86–2.58) 1.49 (0.57–3.89) 4.76 (1.93–11.74)
        Nicotine dependence 2.32 (1.27–4.24) 3.16 (1.23–8.11) 8.61 (3.59–20.69)

Note. aEver thought, planned, or attempted suicide.

b

DSM-III-R criteria.

c

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