Table 4.
Demography, substance use, and mental health—related issues for offspring age 12 and older with an IDE mother or father versus non-IDE parents
| Parent with IDE | No IDE parent | ||
| (n = 110) | (n = 339) | t test | |
| Offspring variable | M (SD) or % | M (SD) or % | or χ2 |
| Demography | |||
| Age at interview, in years | 19.9 (5.38) | 18.7 (5.26) | 2.16* |
| Female | 39.1% | 49.9% | 3.86* |
| Education, in years | 11.9 (3.13) | 11.3 (3.12) | 1.17 |
| Alcohol history | |||
| Ever drank | 55.5% | 41.0% | 7.02** |
| Max. drinks (n = 200) | 10.6 (6.29) | 11.7 (8.05) | -1.02 |
| Usual drinks/drinking day | 3.1 (1.66) | 3.9 (2.90) | -2.13* |
| Usual days/month drank | 9.4 (7.86) | 9.0 (7.74) | 0.31 |
| Max. DSM-IV alc. probs. | 1.5 (2.24) | 2.02 (2.49) | -1.29 |
| Any AUD | 0.08 | ||
| None | 80.0% | 79.6% | |
| Abuse | 8.2% | 7.7% | |
| Dependence | 11.8% | 12.7% | |
| SRE | |||
| SRE5 | 2.9 (1.30) | 3.3 (1.48) | -2.02* |
| SRET | 3.6 (1.49) | 4.2 (1.91) | -2.41* |
| Drugs | |||
| Use any drug | 35.5% | 32.4% | 0.34 |
| Cannabinols | 21.8% | 18.6% | 0.56 |
| Amphetamine/cocaine | 12.7% | 8.0% | 2.27 |
| Any SUD | |||
| Cannabinols | 8.2% | 8.0% | 0.01 |
| Amphetamine/cocaine | 0.9% | 2.9% | 1.45 |
| Smoke | 10.0% | 8.0% | 0.44 |
| Mental health | |||
| IDE | 8.2% | 3.2% | 4.76* |
| SID | 6.4% | 2.1% | 5.08* |
| Conduct diagnosis | 3.6% | 2.1% | 0.86 |
| ADHD | 7.3% | 2.7% | 4.86* |
| See mental health worker | 17.3% | 9.1% | 5.54* |
| Antidepressants | 6.9% | 4.4% | 1.04 |
| Attempt suicide | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.65 |
| Psychiatric hospitalized | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.71 |
Notes: ide = independent (not substance-induced) major depressive episode; max. = maximum; DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; alc. probs. = alcohol problems (the 11 DSM-IV alcohol abuse or dependence criteria endorsed); AUD = alcohol use disorder; SRE = Self-Rating of the Effects of Alcohol; SRE5 = SRE for the number of drinks needed for effects the first five times of drinking; SRET = the number of drinks for effects averaged across the first five times, the period of heaviest drinking, and the most recent 3 months; SUD = substance use disorder; SID = substance-induced depression (alcohol or other drug-induced major depressive episode); ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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