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. 2017 Dec 13;75(2):194–200. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3828

Table 1. Prevalence of MD in Parents and Offspring From 5 Family Types.

Family Member Family Type, Prevalence of MD, %
Intact
(n = 2 041 816)
NLW Father
(n = 116 601)
Stepfather
(n = 67 826)
Adoptive
(n = 14 104)
Triparental Father
(n = 29 205)
All offspring 10.2 17.0 15.4 15.6 16.0
All female offspring 13.7 21.8 19.9 20.4 21.0
All male offspring 7.1 12.4 11.0 11.3 11.1
Biological mother 11.7 21.2 17.3 16.1 18.1
Biological father 6.6 11.4 10.7 9.2 11.1
Stepmother or adoptive mother NA NA NA 13.4 NA
Stepfather or adoptive father NA NA 8.1 6.6 8.1

Abbreviations: MD, major depression; NA, not applicable; NLW, not-lived-with.