Table 4. Longitudinal Models Between Different Definitions of Long-term Despair Exposure and Young Adult Outcome (at 25 and 30 Years of Age), Adjusted for Covariatesa.
Outcome | Cumulative despair levels | Cumulative despair observations | ||
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OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
Suicidal thoughts or behaviors | 2.6 (1.5-4.7) | <.001b | 10.7 (3.5-32.9) | <.001b |
Alcohol use disorder | 0.9 (0.5-1.7) | .75 | 0.9 (0.2-3.7) | .84 |
Illicit drug use | 2.5 (1.3-5.0) | .008b | 6.0 (1.6-22.9) | .008b |
Illicit drug use disorder | 2.3 (1.3-4.4) | .008b | 9.4 (2.4-36.7) | .001b |
Opioid use | 3.3 (1.4-7.7) | .007b | 7.5 (0.9-65.5) | .07b |
Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.
Based on 2424 observations of 1266 individuals and representing results from logistic regression models regressing young adult outcome variables on lagged despair scores. All models included the following covariates: sex, race/ethnicity, educational level, poverty status, and lagged value of the outcome variable.
Significant at P < .05.