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Table 5 Associations of parent-reported peer victimization with health symptoms reported by the children

From: Peer victimization as reported by children, teachers, and parents in relation to children's health symptoms

 

Health symptoms reported by the children

 

Sadness

Anxiety

Stomach ache

Headache

Victimization reported by:

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

S&V a/ V e

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

A&V b/ V e

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

Sa&V c/ V e

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

Ha&V d/ V e

Parents

 

N

 

N

 

N

 

N

Never

1.00

37/152

1.00

12/150

1.00

36/152

1.00

61/152

Seldom

1.1 (0.6 to 1.8)

37/133

3.1 (1.4 to 6.7)

24/133

1.5 (0.9 to 2.6)

45/134

0.6 (0.4 to 1.0)

34/133

Sometimes

1.1 (0.6 to 2.1)

21/73

5.3 (2.3 to 12.2)

19/73

1.2 (0.6 to 2.2)

21/71

0.9 (0.5 to 1.7)

24/71

Weekly/daily

3.3 (1.0 to 10.5)

7/13

17.1 (4.7 to 61.7)

7/13

5.0 (1.5 to 16.7)

8/13

2.9 (0.9 to 9.5)

8/13

  1. Logistic regression with sadness, anxiety, stomach ache and headache as the dependent variables and victimization as categorical covariate adjusted for gender and grade. The prevalence is stated in numbers (N).
  2. a Sadness & Victimization
  3. b Anxiety & Victimization
  4. c Stomach ache & Victimization
  5. d Headache & Victimization
  6. e Victimization