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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2019 Jun 21;11(1):25–36. doi: 10.1017/S2040174419000308

Table 4.

Multivariate Logistic Regression Models for Psychological Distress in Adulthood, Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)a (N=4,202).

Model 1 OR 95% CI Model 2 OR 95% CI Model 3 OR 95% CI
Early Adversity (Low)
 Medium 1.27 (0.50, 3.24) 1.30 (0.51, 3.32) ---
 High 2.85* (1.23, 6.56) 2.82* (1.18, 6.73) ---
Adult Adversity (Low)
 Medium 2.42* (1.08, 5.45) 2.70* (1.11, 6.54) ---
 High 10.22*** (3.98, 26.23) 13.64*** (4.61, 40.30) ---
Adult Adversity Change 2003–2013 (Same)
 Improved --- 2.10 (0.96, 4.61) 2.32* (1.02, 5.29)
 Worse --- 0.79 (0.40, 1.54) 0.82 (0.41, 1.66)
Early-Adult Adversity Interaction (Low-Low)
 Low-Medium --- --- 0.22 (0.03, 1.55)
 Low-High --- --- 3.01 (0.84, 10.86)
 Medium-Low --- --- 0.25 (0.03, 1.84)
 Medium-Medium --- --- 1.40 (0.39, 5.02)
 Medium-High 5.80* (1.32, 25.49)
 High-Low --- --- 0.39 (0.11, 1.42)
 High-Medium --- --- 2.82 (0.78, 10.14)
 High-High --- --- 13.08*** (3.09, 55.39)
Male 0.72 (0.48, 1.08) 0.72 (0.48, 1.07) 0.71 (0.47, 1.07)
Race/Ethnicity (NH White)
 NH Black 0.96 (0.50, 1.83) 0.87 (0.44, 1.72) 0.87 (0.43, 1.77)
 Hispanic 1.38 (0.37, 5.15) 1.46 (0.39, 5.46) 1.45 (0.38, 5.55)
 NH Asian/Pacific Islander 2.52 (0.59, 10.70) 2.93 (0.69, 12.55) 2.89 (0.67, 12.49)
 NH America Indian/ 0.39 (0.05, 2.91) 0.38 (0.05, 3.11) 0.41 (0.05, 3.34)
 Alaska Native
Age (30–39 years)
 40–49 years 0.99 (0.49, 2.01) 1.07 (0.51, 2.26) 1.08 (0.49, 2.41)
 50–59 years 0.91 (0.44, 1.85) 0.93 (0.46, 1.88) 0.94 (0.45, 1.94)
 60–69 years 0.44 (0.16, 1.23) 0.49 (0.17, 1.40) 0.49 (0.16, 1.50)
 70–79 years 0.21 (0.04, 1.23) 0.23 (0.04, 1.38) 0.24 (0.04, 1.52)
 80+ years 0.54 (0.16, 1.82) 0.62 (0.17, 2.25) 0.65 (0.18, 2.36)
Alcohol Use in Past Year (Does not drink)
 Less than once a month 0.69 (0.28, 1.67) 0.70 (0.29, 1.70) 0.69 (0.28, 1.70)
 About once a month 0.84 (0.35, 2.04) 0.79 (0.31, 2.01) 0.77 (0.30, 1.97)
 Several times a month 0.22* (0.06, 0.87) 0.23* (0.06, 0.90) 0.22* (0.06, 0.87)
 About once a week 0.37 (0.13, 1.05) 0.39 (0.14, 1.08) 0.38 (0.14, 1.04)
 Several times a week 0.26** (0.11, 0.64) 0.28** (0.11, 0.68) 0.27** (0.11, 0.66)
 Everyday 2.82 (0.70, 11.32) 3.04 (0.76, 12.11) 2.85 (0.73, 11.21)
Smoking Status (Never)
 Current Smoker 3 87*** (2.11, 7.12) 3 82*** (2.08, 7.00) 3 84*** (2.06, 7.18)
 Former Smoker 1.64 (0.70, 3.86) 1.54 (0.66, 3.59) 1.50 (0.63, 3.61)
Sedentary 1.30 (0.71, 2.39) 1.25 (0.68, 2.30) 1.29 (0.70, 2.36)
Fair/Poor Self-Rated Health as Child (Exc/Very good/Good) 2.89* (1.28, 6.53) 2.85* (1.21, 6.72) 2.85* (1.16, 7.00)
a

Data from the full PSID and the 2014 PSID Childhood Retrospective Circumstances Study Supplement were used.

*

p ≤ .05;

**

p ≤ .01;

***

p ≤ .001