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Table. 5 Comparing daughters and mothers for persistent disorders, first episode only (DSM-IV). Odds Ratio (95% CI) daughter/mother with inflation for mother recall

From: Does the millennial generation of women experience more mental illness than their mothers?

 

Persistent Conditiona

Less Persistent Conditionb

Daughter

Mother

D/M Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Daughter

Mother

D/M Odds Ratio (95% CI)

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Major Depressive Disorder

No

1126

94.5

1141

95.8

1.32(0.91,1.91)

839

65.4

1005

93.1

3.85(2.96,5.01)

Yes

65

5.5

50

4.2

241

22.3

75

6.9

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

No

1122

95.2

1151

97.7

2.13(1.32,3.42)

1056

96.4

1076

98.3

2.09(1.19,3.67)

Yes

56

4.8

27

2.3

39

3.6

19

1.7

Panic Disorder

No

1147

96.1

1164

97.6

1.61(1.01,2.57)

1114

99.5

1119

99.9

6.03(0.72,50.27)

Yes

46

3.9

29

2.4

6

0.5

1

0.1

PTSD

No

1058

89.8

1075

91.3

1.18(0.90,1.56)

933

96.7

951

98.5

2.33(1.24,4.36)

Yes

120

10.2

103

8.7

32

3.3

14

1.5

Sensitivity Analysis

Mother Episodes 10% Inflation

Mother Episodes 20% Inflation

Mother Episodes 30% Inflation

Mother Episodes 10% Inflation

Mother Episodes 20% Inflation

Mother Episodes 30% Inflation

Major Depressive Disorder

1.19(0.82,172)

1.00(0.76,1.56)

1.00(0.70,1.42)

3.45(2.65,4.50)

3.16(2.44,4.09)

2.88(2.24,3.70)

Gen Anxiety Disorder

1.91(1.23,3.00)

1.79(1.15,2.78)

1.63(1.06,2.51)

1.89(1.10,3.23)

1.72(1.02,2.90)

1.58(0.95,2.63)

Panic Disorder

1.46(0.92,2.30)

1.32(0.84,2.06)

1.21(0.78,1.87)

–

–

–

PTSD

1.07(0.82,1.40)

0.96(0.74,1.26)

0.88(0.68,1.15)

2.17(1.17,4.04)

1.91(1.05,3.47)

1.80(1.01,3.24)

  1. aPersistent = 12 months or longer
  2. bless persistent = less than 12 months