Table 2 Associations between childhood rearing condition (adopted-away versus home-reared siblings) and nine observed outcomes.

From: Association between the childhood rearing environment and general and specific psychopathology factors in middle adulthood: a Swedish National High-Risk Home-Reared versus Adopted-Away Sibling Comparison Study

Sibling outcomes

Odds ratio (95% CI)*

p value

Depression

0.58 (0.43, 0.78)

<0.001

Anxiety

0.69 (0.52, 0.92)

0.012

PTSD

0.68 (0.47, 0.99)

0.042

Suicide

0.69 (0.52, 0.92)

0.012

Alcohol-related conditions

0.76 (0.58, 1.00)

0.054

Drug-related conditions

0.53 (0.38, 0.76)

0.001

Crime

0.57 (0.47, 0.68)

<0.001

Bipolar disorder

0.75 (0.42, 1.36)

0.347

Schizophrenia

0.53 (0.25, 1.13)

0.099

  1. Associations were adjusted for sibling sex and year of birth.
  2. PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder.
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