Table 2.
Prevalence and odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals) for interaction effects of childhood or adolescent parental divorce and parental history of alcohol problems on offspring lifetime alcohol dependence.
| Parental Divorce | Parental Alcohol Problems | N | % (SE) | OR (95% C.I.)* | AOR (95% C.I.)** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | 2581 | 26.1 (1.1) | 3.58 (3.16–4.06) | 2.37 (2.06–2.73) |
| No | Yes | 6584 | 21.9 (0.7) | 2.84 (3.57–3.15) | 2.38 (2.16–2.64) |
| Yes | No | 4333 | 14.1 (0.8) | 1.67 (1.46–1.91) | 1.33 (1.15–1.53) |
| No | No | 29530 | 9.0 (0.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Interaction term significant (p=0.007)
Adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, past-year personal income, and other parental emotional and behavioral problems (i.e., drug use problems, antisocial behavior, depressive symptoms); interaction term significant (p=0.003)