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. 2020 Jun 23;3(6):e208627. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8627

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
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.

a

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.

b

Significant at P < .05.