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. 2013 Aug 19;40(1):28–38. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbt114

Table 2.

Relative Rates of Mental Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, or Depression Compared With Control Offspring of Parents With No SMI

Parent Diagnosis Offspring Disorder All Ages Under 20 Years of Age Age 20 and Over
RR Lower Upper P RR Lower Upper P RR Lower Upper P
SMI SMI 2.52 2.08 3.06 .000 2.74 2.25 3.34 .000 2.28 1.71 3.05 .000
Other SMI 1.92 1.48 2.49 .000 2.43 1.71 3.46 .000 1.67 1.21 2.29 .002
Schizophrenia 3.94 2.03 7.63 .000 1.09 0.48 2.51 .833 6.19 3.50 10.96 .000
Bipolar 4.04 2.33 7.01 .000 5.63 1.82 17.38 .003 3.84 1.89 7.80 .000
Depression 2.03 1.57 2.61 .000 2.74 2.26 3.33 .000 1.52 1.06 2.17 .022
Anxiety 1.72 1.47 2.01 .000 1.84 1.54 2.21 .000 1.47 1.11 1.96 .007
Disruptive 1.91 1.41 2.60 .000 1.87 1.37 2.55 .000 3.22 0.76 13.71 .114
Substance use 1.56 1.28 1.90 .000 2.02 1.30 3.12 .002 1.52 1.14 2.02 .005
ADHD 1.86 1.48 2.32 .000 1.86 1.48 2.32 .000
Any disorder 1.60 1.46 1.76 .000 1.77 1.61 1.96 .000 1.45 1.28 1.64 .000
Schizophrenia SMI 2.21 1.55 3.14 .000 2.20 0.45 10.63 .329 2.21 1.51 3.25 .000
Other SMI 1.62 1.02 2.58 .042 1.80 0.35 9.25 .481 1.61 0.97 2.67 .068
Schizophrenia 7.54 4.02 14.13 .000 2.64 0.11 62.92 .548 7.87 4.14 14.94 .000
Bipolar 1.84 0.73 4.66 .197 2.64 0.11 62.92 .548 1.78 0.67 4.70 .244
Depression 1.31 0.78 2.20 .312 1.32 0.23 7.45 .755 1.31 0.74 2.31 .357
Anxiety 0.97 0.68 1.39 .874 1.00 0.57 1.76 .990 0.95 0.60 1.50 .830
Disruptive 1.90 0.81 4.49 .142 1.90 0.81 4.49 .142
Substance use 1.72 0.88 3.37 .112 0.29 0.01 6.99 .449 1.86 0.93 3.71 .079
ADHD 1.76 0.34 9.03 .500 1.76 0.34 9.03 .500
Any disorder 1.45 1.17 1.79 .001 1.45 1.17 1.79 .001
Bipolar SMI 2.42 1.65 3.54 .000 3.46 1.97 6.09 .000 1.70 1.30 2.23 .000
Other SMI 2.03 1.49 2.78 .000 2.81 1.73 4.58 .000 1.59 1.17 2.15 .003
Schizophrenia 2.76 0.67 11.27 .158 0.77 0.27 2.21 .622 6.42 2.20 18.78 .001
Bipolar 4.06 1.91 8.62 .000 6.42 1.91 21.56 .003 4.13 0.66 25.91 .130
Depression 2.07 1.27 3.35 .003 3.20 2.05 5.00 .000 1.13 0.79 1.63 .501
Anxiety 1.92 1.56 2.36 .000 2.01 1.59 2.52 .000 1.59 0.98 2.56 .058
Disruptive 1.84 1.24 2.72 .002 1.84 1.24 2.72 .002
Substance use 1.45 1.07 1.97 .016 1.82 1.10 3.04 .021 1.28 0.88 1.87 .201
ADHD 1.62 1.23 2.13 .001 1.62 1.23 2.13 .001
Any disorder 1.66 1.50 1.83 .000 1.75 1.54 2.00 .000 1.54 1.33 1.79 .000
Depression SMI 2.45 2.03 2.95 .000 2.61 2.12 3.22 .000 2.21 1.50 3.26 .000
Other SMI 4.07 0.55 30.10 .169 1.87 0.76 4.65 .176 8.49 0.43 166.86 .159
Schizophrenia 1.52 0.63 3.64 .349 1.48 0.57 3.85 .417 1.71 0.19 15.16 .631
Bipolar 5.03 0.90 28.18 .066 5.77 0.28 118.82 .256 4.45 0.31 63.73 .272
Depression 2.38 1.94 2.91 .000 2.66 2.10 3.36 .000 2.05 1.57 2.68 .000
Anxiety 1.78 1.41 2.25 .000 2.00 1.58 2.52 .000 1.41 0.79 2.54 .249
Disruptive 1.80 1.56 2.09 .000 1.82 1.56 2.12 .000 1.63 0.69 3.87 .264
Substance use 1.72 1.30 2.27 .000 3.15 1.59 6.26 .001 1.53 1.13 2.07 .006
ADHD 2.40 1.66 3.47 .000 2.40 1.66 3.47 .000
Any disorder 1.64 1.40 1.92 .000 1.82 1.57 2.10 .000 1.35 0.98 1.84 .063

Note: Abbreviations are explained in the first footnote to table 1. All relative risks, expressed as risk ratios (RR), are based on random-effect meta-analyses. Relative rate estimate, expressed as RR is printed in bold, followed by the lower and upper bounds of the 95% CI and the P value for the rate difference between high-risk and comparison offspring.