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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 30.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2016 Aug 28;245:387–391. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.08.061

Table 1.

Exposure Effects based on Genotype

BDNF val/val
N = 134
BDNF val/met or met/met
N = 751
Genotype
×
Exposure

Unexposed
N = 102
Exposed
N = 32
Chi-
Square2,
p value
Unexposed
N = 50
Exposed
N = 25
Chi-
Square2,
p value
Chi-
Square3, p
value
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Internalizing
Disorders
  Major
Depressive
Disorder
51 (50) 19 (38) χ2 = 1.94,
p = 0.16
15 (46) 16 (64) χ2 = 1.65,
p = 0.19
χ2 = 3.38,
p = 0.067
  Any Mood
Disorder5
68 (66) 27 (54) χ2 = 2.29,
p= 0.13
24 (75) 16 (64) χ2 = 0.84,
p = 0.37
χ2 =
0.0002, p
= 0.9
  Any Anxiety
Disorder6
56 (55) 31 (62) χ2 = 0.69,
p = 0.40
16 (50) 14 (56) χ2 = 0.20,
p = 0.65
χ2 =
0.0065, p
= 0.93
  Any
Internalizing
Disorder
80 (78) 37 (74) χ2 = 0.37,
p = 0.54
26 (81) 20 (80) χ2 = 0.01,
p = 0.91
χ2 = 0.04,
p = 0.83
Externalizing
Disorders
  Any Disruptive
Use Disorder7
26 (25) 12 (24) χ2 = 0.04,
p = 0.84
11 (34) 14 (56) χ2 = 2.66,
p = 0.10
χ2 = 2.04,
p = 0.15
  Conduct
Disorder
18 (18) 5 (10) χ2 = 1.52,
p = 0.21
7 (22) 13 (52) χ2 = 5.59
p = 0.018
χ2 = 6.64,
p = 0.01
  ADHD 6 (6) 3 (6) -4 6 (18) 2 (8) -4 -4
  ODD 3 (3) 4 (8) -4 1 (3) 0 -4 -4
  Any
Substance Use
Disorder8
45 (44) 12 (24) χ2 = 5.79,
p = 0.016
13 (41) 18 (72) χ2 = 5.57,
p = 0.018
χ2 = 10.97,
p = 0.0009
  Nicotine
Dependence
24 (24) 10 (20) χ2 = 0.24,
p = 0.62
15 (46) 7 (28) χ2 = 2.11,
p = 0.14
χ2 = 0.74,
p = 0.38
Any
externalizing
Disorder
52 (51) 19 (38) χ2 = 2.30,
p = 0.13
17 (53) 20 (80) χ2 = 4.51,
p = 0.036
χ2= 6.68, p
= 0.0097
1

Includes 65 val/met and 10 met/met.

2

Chi-square; degree of freedom = 1.

3

Chi-Square, based on Breslow-Day test for homogeneity of Odds Ratios; degrees of freedom = 1.

4

Not estimable due to low Ns.

5

Includes major depression, dysthymia, and minor depressive disorder

6

Includes generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), specific phobia,

7

Includes conduct disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).

8

includes drug abuse or dependence, or alcohol abuse or dependence, but not nicotine dependence