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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 25.
Published in final edited form as: Twin Res Hum Genet. 2009 Feb;12(1):53–62. doi: 10.1375/twin.12.1.53

Table 2.

Univariate associations of ADHD problems in offspring with parental, prenatal, and sociodemographic variables^.

ADHP-4B ADHP-6B ADHP-4N ADHP-6N
Paternal DSM-III-R AD 1.28 (1.01–1.75)* 1.15 (0.74–1.78) 1.26 (0.81–1.97) 1.23 (0.76–1.99)
Paternal DSM-III-R severe AD 1.40 (1.02–1.93)* 1.34 (0.86–2.10) 1.28 (0.80–2.05) 1.31 (0.79–2.16)
Paternal DSM-III-R psychiatric diagnosis 1.13 (0.78–1.64) 1.37 (0.83–2.25) 1.55 (0.94–2.54) 1.58 (0.92–2.72)
Paternal DSM-III-R substance abuse/dependence 1.31 (0.79–2.21) 1.70 (0.91–3.18) 1.48 (0.76–2.88) 1.59 (0.79–3.19)
Paternal DSM-III-R nicotine dependence 1.40 (1.03–1.91)* 1.46 (0.92–2.30) 1.66 (1.04–2.65)* 1.83 (1.10–3.07)*
Maternal DSM-IV alcohol abuse 1.54 (0.94–2.52) 1.58 (0.82–3.04) 1.48 (0.74–2.94) 1.55 (0.75–3.22)
Maternal DSM-IV AD 2.09 (1.30–3.37)** 2.08 (1.15–3.74)* 2.47 (1.40–4.35)** 2.73 (1.51–4.94)**
Maternal DSM-IV ADHD 4.05 (2.53–6.49)** 4.92 (2.78–8.73)** 3.80 (2.08–6.95)** 3.77 (1.99–7.16)**
Mother drank before knew pregnant 1.30 (0.93–1.83) 1.49 (0.92–2.41) 1.54 (0.93–2.54) 1.71 (1.01–2.91)
Mother drank after knew pregnant 1.71 (1.14–2.56)** 2.50 (1.49–4.21)** 2.71 (1.60–4.60)** 3.15 (1.82–5.45)**
Mother smoked during pregnancy 1.89 (1.35–2.64)** 1.52 (0.93–2.50) 2.01 (1.25–3.25)** 1.64 (0.96–2.80)
Male gender 1.68 (1.24–2.28)** 2.10 (1.35–3.29)** 2.19 (1.37–3.51)** 2.20 (1.34–3.62)**
Divorce 1.53 (1.03–2.27)* 1.82 (1.08–3.07)* 2.00 (1.19–3.37)** 2.33 (1.35–4.03)**
Overall prevalence 17.6% 7.8% 7.2% 6.3%
^

AD=alcohol dependence

*

p<.05

**

p<.01

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