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. 2015 Jan;135(1):59–67. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-0628

TABLE 3.

Associations Between Maternal Depression Trajectory Group and Health Risk Behavior Factor 1–5 Scores

Outcome Mild Maternal Depressive Symptoms (Trajectory Group 2) Maternal Depressive Symptoms During Adolescence (Trajectory Group 3) Maternal Depressive Symptoms During Midchildhood (Trajectory Group 4) Recurrent Maternal Depressive Symptoms (Trajectory Group 5)
Common substance (Factor 1) scores, (95% CI) Crude 0.02 (−0.16 to 0.20) 0.19 (−0.16 to 0.57) 0.48** (0.17 to 0.80) 0.16 (−0.42 to 0.74)
Regressiona
Adjustedb −0.002 (−0.21 to 0.20) 0.14 (−0.30 to 0.57) 0.44** (0.14 to 0.75) 0.04 (−0.57 to 0.65)
Regression
Nonviolent delinquent (Factor 2) scores, (95% CI) Crude 0.16 (−0.04 to 0.36) 0.24 (−0.08 to 0.56) 0.45* (0.08 to 0.82) 1.05* (0.22 to 1.89)
Adjusteda 0.12 (−0.09 to 0.33) 0.26 (−0.10 to 0.62) 0.41* (0.03 to 0.79) 1.01* (0.20 to 1.81)
Illicit substance (Factor 3) scores, (95% CI) Crude 0.09 (−0.07 to 0.25) 0.17 (−0.10 to 0.46) 0.49* (−0.01 to 0.99) 0.15 (−0.24 to 0.54)
Adjusteda 0.07 (−0.10 to 0.24) 0.10 (−0.21 to 0.40) 0.45 (−0.09 to 0.99) 0.06 (−0.34 to 0.47)
Violent delinquent (Factor 4) scores, (95% CI) Crude 0.24 (−0.01 to 0.48) −0.04 (−0.29 to 0.21) 0.64* (0.16 to 1.13) 0.48 (−0.14 to 1.09)
Adjusteda 0.22 (−0.06 to 0.49) −0.001 (−0.25 to 0.25) 0.55* (0.09 to 1.00) 0.44 (−0.13 to 1.01)
Sexual assault (Factor 5) scores, (95% CI) Crude 0.12 (−0.01 to 0.25) 0.07 (−0.15 to 0.28) −0.014 (−0.39 to 0.36) −0.003 (−0.30 to 0.29)
Adjusteda 0.10 (−0.05 to 0.24) 0.03 (−0.21 to 0.26) −0.05 (−0.45 to 0.34) −0.04 (−0.37 to 0.29)
*

P < .05. **P < .005.

a

Results from multiple linear regression models with 5 factor scores as dependent variables, respectively, and regression coefficients indicate the average differences in the scores between trajectory groups 2, 3, 4, and 5 and group 1.

b

Adjusted for gender, SES, and cohort.