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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Psychol. 2019 Oct 10;129(3):256–265. doi: 10.1037/abn0000474

Table 2.

Results from the fully adjusted co-twin control model predicting alcohol use disorder symptoms.

Predictor IRR (95% CI)
Sex 1.51 (1.36 – 1.67)
Zygosity 1.03 (0.93 – 1.14)
WP Age of First Drink 0.98 (0.94 – 1.01)
BP Age of First Drink 0.94 (0.91 – 0.97)
WP Age of Onset of Regular Drinking 0.95 (0.92 – 0.98)
BP Age of Onset of Regular Drinking 0.91 (0.89 – 0.94)
Household Income 0.99 (0.97 – 1.02)
Educational Attainment 0.97 (0.93 – 1.01)
Neuroticism 1.35 (1.25 – 1.45)
Agreeableness 0.82 (0.74 – 0.91)
Extraversion 1.23 (1.11 – 1.35)
Conscientiousness 0.88 (0.81 – 0.97)
Openness 0.96 (0.87 – 1.07)
Conduct Disorder Symptoms 1.15 (1.10 – 1.19)
Early Regular Smoking 0.90 (0.76 – 1.07)
Early Repeated Marijuana Use 0.96 (0.84 – 1.10)

Note: Bold indicates significance. IRR = incidence rate ratio, WP = within-twin pair (i.e., quasi-causal effect), BP = between-twin pair (i.e., familial effect).