Table 2.
Linear Regression Equations [Backwards Elimination] Predicting Number of Alcohol Problems Separately within Probands, All Offspring, and Male and Female Offspring (Standardized Betas)*
| Variables | Probands (N=439) |
All Offspring (N=212) |
Male Offspring (N=115) |
Female Offspring (N=97) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demography | ||||
| Age | ||||
| European American | ||||
| Ever married | −.15c | |||
| Any religion | ||||
| Education (years) | ||||
| Alcohol | ||||
| Family history AUD | .08a | .12a | .19a | |
| SRE-5 | .10a | .40c | .56c | .32c |
| Drugs | ||||
| Use tobacco | .11b | |||
| Use CB | ||||
| Use drugs other than CB | .17c | .26c | .22b | .24b |
| SUD CB | ||||
| SUD drugs other than CB | .17c | |||
| Personality | ||||
| Karolinska Impulsivity | .14b | .15a | ||
| Potential Mediators | ||||
| Drink to Cope | .26c | |||
| Peer maximum drinks | .15c | .18a | ||
| AEQ Changes in Social Behavior subscale | .20c | .30c | ||
| AEQ Increased Arousal subscale | ||||
| R2 | .35c | .45c | .48c | .39c |
*
Abbreviations the same as for Table 1;
Empty cells = not significant;
Superscripts: a = p < .05; b = p < .01; c = p < .001