Table 3.
Familial aggregation of co-morbid anxiety disorders in the major depressive disorder samplea
Diagnosis in relatives |
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Relative diagnosis | Proband with anxiety disorder, n (%) | Proband without anxiety disorder, n (%) | aOR1b (95% CI) | p | aOR2c (95% CI) | p | aOR3d (95% CI) | p |
Panic disorder | 99/250 (39.6) | 179/801 (22.4) | 2.32 (1.69–3.19) | <0.001 | 2.22 (1.60–3.07) | <0.001 | 1.98 (1.41–2.78) | <0.001 |
Social phobia | 30/137 (21.9) | 133/914 (14.6) | 1.58 (0.99–2.53) | 0.057 | 1.40 (0.86–2.30) | 0.18 | 1.32 (0.80–2.19) | 0.28 |
Specific phobia | 22/104 (21.2) | 85/947 (9.0) | 2.93 (1.69–5.10) | <0.001 | 2.42 (1.36–4.33) | 0.003 | 2.43 (1.35–4.38) | 0.003 |
OCD | 14/66 (21.2) | 76/985 (7.7) | 2.88 (1.49–5.56) | 0.002 | 2.64 (1.36–5.15) | 0.004 | 2.60 (1.29–5.24) | 0.008 |
aOR, Adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder.
All relatives with recurrent MDD diagnosis.
Adjusted for age at interview, site of ascertainment, and sex.
Adjusted for age at interview, site of ascertainment, sex, and additional anxiety disorder co-morbidity in relatives.
Adjusted for age at interview, site of ascertainment, sex, and additional anxiety disorder co-morbidity in relatives and probands.