Table 2. Associations of Despair Score With Young Adult (at 25 and 30 Years of Age) Outcomes at the Same Observationa.
| Outcome | Participants, No. (%)b | P valuec | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Despair scores | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3+ | |||
| Total | 2424 (100) | 1937 (80.5) | 275 (12.0) | 94 (4.1) | 107 (3.5) | NA |
| Suicide | ||||||
| Yes | 160 (5.9) | 83 (3.6) | 29 (9.7) | 17 (13.1) | 31 (27.9) | <.001d |
| No | 2253 (94.1) | 1854 (96.4) | 246 (90.3) | 77 (86.9) | 76 (72.1) | |
| Alcohol use disorder | ||||||
| Yes | 132 (7.6) | 99 (6.7) | 18 (10.7) | 8 (9.8) | 7 (3.4) | .48 |
| No | 2292 (92.4) | 1838 (93.3) | 257 (89.3) | 86 (90.2) | 100 (96.6) | |
| Illicit drug use | ||||||
| Yes | 137 (4.7) | 85 (3.7) | 24 (5.6) | 8 (6.8) | 20 (18.5) | .04d |
| No | 2247 (95.3) | 1824 (96.3) | 250 (94.4) | 86 (93.2) | 87 (81.5) | |
| Illicit drug use disorder | ||||||
| Yes | 88 (2.9) | 46 (1.4) | 16 (5.6) | 7 (6.0) | 19 (17.6) | <.001d |
| No | 2336 (97.1) | 1891 (98.6) | 259 (94.4) | 87 (94.0) | 88 (82.4) | |
| Opioid use | ||||||
| Yes | 55 (2.2) | 31 (1.6) | 8 (1.0) | 6 (5.9) | 10 (13.6) | .007d |
| No | 2328 (97.8) | 1877 (98.4) | 266 (99.0) | 88 (94.1) | 97 (86.4) | |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
Based on 2424 observations of 1266 individuals.
b
All percentages are weighted, and all numbers are unweighted. Covariates included sex, race/ethnicity, educational level, and poverty.
c
Representing results from logistic models regressing young adult outcome variables on concurrent despair scores.
d
Significant at P < .05.