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. 2021 Apr 21;78(7):1–11. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0350

Table 3. Moderation (Interaction) Associations of Sex, Socioeconomic Status (SES), and Race/Ethnicity and Familial Depression of Risk on Psychiatric Disorders.

Interaction Psychiatric condition/disorder
Depressive disorders Anxiety disorders Suicidal ideation/behaviors Any psychiatric disorder/condition
Parent reports
Sexa χ21 = 2.3 χ21 = 0 χ21 = 40.8b χ21 = 14.6b
Sex × riskc χ23 = 3.3 χ23 = 1.2 χ23 = 2.3 χ23 = 4.8
SESa χ22 = 38.9d χ22 = 7.8 χ22 = 3.0 χ22 = 9.9
SES × riskc χ26 = 16.4b χ26 = 16.2b χ26 = 8.3 χ26 = 10.7e
Race/ethnicitya χ23 = 13.5f χ23 = 16.0f χ23 = 6.1 χ23 = 2.7
Race/ethnicity × riskc χ29 = 7.1 χ29 = 18.8b χ29 = 10.2 χ29 = 16.4e
Child reports
Sexa χ21 = 0.8 χ21 = 0.8 χ21 = 2.9e χ21 = 2.8e
Sex × riskc χ23 = 6.0 χ23 = 2.1 χ23 = 2.1 χ23 = 0.8
SESa χ22 = 15.0f χ22 = 2.2 χ22 = 0.6 χ22 = 11.6f
SES × riskc χ26 = 1.9 χ26 = 4.1 χ26 = 1.7 χ26 = 0.4
Race/ethnicitya χ23 = 33.4d χ23 = 5.2 χ23 = 3.1 χ23 = 15.1f
Race/ethnicity × riskc χ29 = 16.8e χ29 = 5.4 χ29 = 5.5 χ29 = 2.3
a

Main effect associations for moderator variable; 2-tailed tests of significance. All χ2 estimates obtained through generalized estimating equation analyses.

b

P < .05.

c

Moderation (interaction) associations between moderator variable and familial depression risk; 2-tailed tests of significance.

d

P < .001.

e

P < .10.

f

P < .01.