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. 2014 Oct 1;13(3):296–305. doi: 10.1002/wps.20152

Table 3.

Bivariate logistic regression predicting psychosis risk status (psychosis spectrum vs. non-spectrum) from psychopathology and substance use

Psychosis spectrum Non-spectrum 95% CI



% % B Wald chi-square p Odds ratio Lower Upper
Psychopathology (N=4,665)
Demographics
 Gender −0.24 6.70 0.010 0.79 0.66 0.94
 Age −0.06 13.88 0.001 0.94 0.91 0.97
 Ethnicity 0.52 27.16 0.001 1.68 1.38 2.05
 Mother education −0.03 1.75 n.s. 0.97 0.93 1.02
 Father education −0.03 2.47 n.s. 0.97 0.93 1.01
 WRAT-4 Reading −0.01 3.93 0.047 0.99 0.99 1.00
Mood
 Depression 26.9 9.6 0.28 4.55 0.033 1.32 1.02 1.71
 Mania 2.1 0.3 1.08 4.22 0.040 2.94 1.05 8.24
Anxiety
 Generalized anxiety 5.2 1.6 0.07 0.07 n.s. 1.07 0.66 1.73
 Separation anxiety 6.9 3.8 −0.06 0.10 n.s. 0.94 0.64 1.37
 Specific phobia 43.5 28.7 0.19 3.97 0.046 1.21 1.00 1.45
 Social phobia 36.0 17.8 0.39 15.13 0.001 1.48 1.21 1.80
 Panic 3.1 0.8 0.40 1.45 n.s. 1.49 0.78 2.86
 Agoraphobia 14.8 3.4 0.78 24.46 0.001 2.19 1.61 2.99
 Obsessive-compulsive 7.9 1.5 0.63 8.12 0.004 1.88 1.22 2.90
 Post-traumatic stress 22.0 8.4 0.30 5.18 0.023 1.35 1.04 1.75
Behavior
 Attention deficit/hyperactivity 29.8 11.9 0.50 19.20 0.001 1.64 1.32 2.05
 Oppositional defiant 44.4 25.3 0.42 17.66 0.001 1.52 1.25 1.84
 Conduct 17.5 4.3 0.12 0.58 n.s. 1.13 0.83 1.54
Eating (anorexia or bulimia) 3.4 1.1 0.33 1.26 n.s. 1.39 0.78 2.49
Morbid thoughts
 Thoughts of death/dying 32.6 12.0 0.69 36.58 0.001 2.00 1.60 2.50
 Suicidal ideation 20.1 5.5 0.37 5.78 0.016 1.45 1.07 1.96
Treatment
 Talked with professional 65.7 44.1 0.13 1.81 n.s. 1.14 0.94 1.39
 Psychiatric medications 18.6 7.1 0.17 1.49 n.s. 1.19 0.90 1.57
 Inpatient hospitalization 6.7 2.1 −0.50 4.21 0.040 0.61 0.38 0.98
Global Assessment Scale −0.04 104.55 0.001 0.96 0.95 0.97
Substance use (N=2,733)
Demographics
 Sex −0.14 1.95 n.s. 0.87 0.71 1.06
 Age −0.11 19.60 0.001 0.90 0.86 0.94
 Race 0.68 36.25 0.001 1.98 1.59 2.47
 Mother education −0.06 5.10 0.024 0.94 0.89 0.99
 Father education −0.05 4.60 0.032 0.95 0.90 1.00
 WRAT-4 Reading −0.01 7.92 0.005 0.99 0.98 1.00
Substance (ever used)
 Tobacco 23.4 17.3 0.72 15.72 0.001 2.06 1.44 2.94
 Alcohol 29.5 30.4 −0.17 1.17 n.s. 0.84 0.62 1.15
 Marijuana 22.0 18.1 −0.02 0.01 n.s. 0.98 0.67 1.43
 Stimulants 4.4 2.5 0.00 0.00 n.s. 1.00 0.53 1.88
 Tranquilizers 2.8 1.1 0.58 1.98 n.s. 1.78 0.80 3.97
 Downers 2.1 0.8 0.39 0.64 n.s. 1.48 0.56 3.90
 Inhalants 6.7 3.6 0.39 2.99 n.s. 1.48 0.95 2.31
 Over-the-counter medication 12.6 8.5 0.36 4.31 0.038 1.44 1.02 2.03
 Cocaine 2.5 0.8 0.51 1.27 n.s. 1.67 0.69 4.04
 Psychedelics 2.1 0.9 0.55 1.41 n.s. 1.74 0.70 4.31
 Opiates 2.0 1.3 −0.35 0.50 n.s. 0.70 0.27 1.87
 Steroids 1.6 1.2 −0.03 0.01 n.s. 0.97 0.42 2.25

WRAT-4 – Wide Range Achievement Test, version 4, CI – confidence interval