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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Fam Stud. 2014 Sep 2;24(8):2345–2351. doi: 10.1007/s10826-014-0037-y

Table 1.

Offspring MDD, anxiety, and substance use by paternal and maternal MDD controlling for age and correlation within family

Father – no MDD Father - MDD Mother – no MDD Mother – MDD Interaction Mother*Father
N = 147 N = 73 N = 103 N = 117 N = 37
N(%) N(%) RR (CI 95%) N(%) N(%) RR (CI 95%)
Lifetime anxiety 56(38.1) 46(63.0) 1.9(1.3,3.1)* 33(32.0) 69(58.9) 2.3(1.4,3.6)* n.s.
Lifetime MDD 66(44.9) 43(58.9) 1.6(1.1,2.5)* 40(38.8) 69(58.9) 2.1(1.3,3.2)* n.s.
Lifetime substance use 52(35.4) 20(27.4) .62(.35,1.1) 34(33.0) 38(32.5) 1.1(.74,1.7) n.s.
Global Assessment Scale (GAS) Mean(S.E.)
68.5(1.4)
Mean(S.E.)
66.8(2.0)
β = 1.7 Mean(S.E.)
71.8(1.7)
Mean(S.E.)
63.5(1.6)
β = 8.5* β = −9.8*
73.0(3.8)

Note. MDD = Major Depressive Disorder; S.E. = standard error; RR = Relative Risk; CI = Confidence Interval