Table 4.
Genetic (rA), family environmental (broad; rC), and non-shared environmental (rE) correlations between cigarette use and cannabis use in African-American and European American twins and sibling pairs.
Cross-substance rA | Cross-substance rC | Cross-substance rE | |
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African-Americans | 0.82 (−1.00 – 0.91) | 0.75 (−1.00 – 1.00) | 0.48* (0.20 – 0.79) |
European Americans | 0.89* (0.71 – 1.00) | 0.70* (0.26 – 1.00) | 0.66* (0.41 – 0.83) |
Note: rA=additive genetic correlation, rC=family and twin-specific environmental correlation, rE=non-shared environmental correlation.
indicates p < 0.05