Table 1. Odds ratio of association between parental loss and risk for male offspring psychopathology.
Diagnosis | Prevalence (%) |
Any Loss (N = 584) |
Death (N = 184) |
Separation (N = 400) |
Separation | |
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| ||||||
Maternal (N =133) | Paternal (N = 362) | |||||
MD | (26.2) | 1.77**** (1.39-2.27) | 1.04 (0.72-1.51) | 2.01*** (1.38-2.91) | 1.51 (0.99-2.31) | 1.65*** (1.25-2.18) |
GAD | (18.2) | 1.45** (1.11-1.89) | 0.86 (0.53-1.37) | 1.45** (1.11-1.89) | 1.56 (0.99-2.44) | 1.31 (0.97-1.78) |
Phobia | (21.9) | 1.28 (0.98-1.68) | 1.42 (1.00-2.00) | 1.29 (0.98-1.68) | 2.09*** (1.35-3.23) | 0.94 (0.68-1.30) |
Panic disorder | (2.2) | 2.03* (1.10-3.77) | 0.78 (0.24-2.52) | 2.01* (1.09-3.72) | 1.63 (0.59-4.49) | 1.73 (0.83-3.60) |
Alcohol dependence | (24.0) | 1.56*** (1.20-2.02) | 1.55* (1.05-2.29) | 1.57*** (1.21-2.03) | 2.34**** (1.54-3.55) | 1.13 (0.83-1.52) |
Drug abuse | (21.6) | 1.87**** (1.42-2.46) | 1.09 (0.71-1.67) | 1.87**** (1.42-2.46) | 1.41 (0.89-2.24) | 1.77*** (1.30-2.41) |
Drug dependence | (7.6) | 2.02*** (1.39-2.93) | 1.05 (0.54-2.02) | 2.01*** (1.39-2.92) | 2.03* (1.10-3.72) | 1.63* (1.07-2.48) |
N = 2605, Model includes age at interview as a covariate. MD, major depression; GAD, generalized anxiety disorder. 95% confidence intervals (CI) in parentheses.
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