Table 3.
Bulimic behaviors by concordant/discordant exposure of early risky behaviors in the total sample (ns and percentages [in parentheses] are given).
| N (in twins) | Bulimic Behaviors | |
|---|---|---|
| Early Alcohol Experimentation | ||
| Concordant Unexposed | 2718 | 536 (19.87) |
| Discordant Unexposed | 288 | 64 (22.30) |
| Discordant Exposed | 288 | 96 (33.45) |
| Concordant Exposed | 238 | 70 (29.79) |
| Early Regular Alcohol Use | ||
| Concordant Unexposed | 3236 | 674 (20.98) |
| Discordant Unexposed | 116 | 28 (24.14) |
| Discordant Exposed | 116 | 46 (40.35) |
| Concordant Exposed | 50 | 16 (32.00) |
| Early Nicotine Experimentation | ||
| Concordant Unexposed | 1830 | 327 (18.04) |
| Discordant Unexposed | 439 | 97 (22.20) |
| Discordant Exposed | 439 | 127 (29.06) |
| Concordant Exposed | 818 | 213 (26.20) |
| Early Regular Nicotine Use | ||
| Concordant Unexposed | 2872 | 582 (20.43) |
| Discordant Unexposed | 202 | 47 (23.38) |
| Discordant Exposed | 202 | 55 (27.50) |
| Concordant Exposed | 234 | 75 (32.05) |
| Early Daily Nicotine Use | ||
| Concordant Unexposed | 3026 | 617 (20.55) |
| Discordant Unexposed | 181 | 54 (30.00) |
| Discordant Exposed | 181 | 54 (30.17) |
| Concordant Exposed | 130 | 37 (28.46) |
| Early Cannabis Experimentation | ||
| Concordant Unexposed | 3144 | 648 (20.76) |
| Discordant Unexposed | 142 | 40 (28.17) |
| Discordant Exposed | 142 | 51 (35.92) |
| Concordant Exposed | 98 | 26 (26.53) |
| Any Early Nicotine/Cannabis Experimentation | ||
| Concordant Unexposed | 1818 | 323 (17.97) |
| Discordant Unexposed | 440 | 98 (22.37) |
| Discordant Exposed | 440 | 127 (29.00) |
| Concordant Exposed | 840 | 218 (26.11) |
| Any Early Substance Experimentation | ||
| Concordant Unexposed | 1678 | 290 (17.44) |
| Discordant Unexposed | 454 | 95 (21.02) |
| Discordant Exposed | 454 | 128 (28.38) |
| Concordant Exposed | 948 | 253 (26.86) |
| Early Sex | ||
| Concordant Unexposed | 2994 | 611 (20.57) |
| Discordant Unexposed | 193 | 52 (27.08) |
| Discordant Exposed | 193 | 57 (29.69) |
| Concordant Exposed | 128 | 38 (29.92) |