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Table 2 Number of ever smokers by tertiles of the distribution for CBCL

From: Gender differences in the association between pre-adolescent smoking initiation and emotional or behavioural problems

 

Tertile of CBCL score

 
  

Low

Intermediate

High

 
 

N

Ever smokers

N

Ever smokers

N

Ever smokers

p-value trend

Girls

       

Total problems

170

6 (4%)

159

5 (3%)

163

13 (8%)

0.062

Externalizing problems

146

6 (4%)

190

7 (4%)

156

11 (7%)

0.211

Internalizing problems

194

8 (4%)

154

10 (6%)

144

6 (4%)

0.911

Aggressive behaviour

168

8 (5%)

179

6 (3%)

145

10 (7%)

0.412

Delinquent behaviour

245

8 (3%)

106

5 (5%)

141

11 (8%)

0.050

Anxious/depressed

133

4 (3%)

211

11 (5%)

148

9 (6%)

0.237

Somatic complaints

150

7 (5%)

178

7 (4%)

164

10 (6%)

0.544

Withdrawn

205

8 (4%)

120

6 (5%)

167

10 (6%)

0.352

Attention problems

189

4 (2%)

186

10 (5%)

117

10 (8%)

0.010

Social problems

162

10 (6%)

128

5 (4%)

125

7 (6%)

0.783

Thought problems

208

4 (2%)

126

10 (8%)

158

10 (6%)

0.039

Boys

       

Total problems

163

9 (6%)

156

15 (10%)

149

9 (6%)

0.827

Externalizing problems

158

13 (8%)

167

11 (7%)

143

9 (6%)

0.508

Internalizing problems

155

11 (7%)

164

11 (7%)

149

11 (7%)

0.925

Aggressive behaviour

137

10 (7%)

182

13 (7%)

149

10 (7%)

0.845

Delinquent behaviour

158

9 (6%)

198

15 (8%)

112

9 (8%)

0.437

Anxious/depressed

129

10 (8%)

177

14 (8%)

162

9 (6%)

0.445

Somatic complaints

164

9 (6%)

185

13 (7%)

119

11 (9%)

0.227

Withdrawn

171

12 (7%)

182

13 (7%)

115

8 (7%)

0.990

Attention problems

141

10 (7%)

170

9 (5%)

157

14 (9%)

0.516

Social problems

150

11 (7%)

177

10 (6%)

141

12 (8%)

0.708

Thought problems

189

11 (6%)

113

11 (10%)

166

11 (7%)

0.737