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Table 1 Association between infection early in life and mental disorders among youth in the community

From: Association between infection early in life and mental disorders among youth in the community: a cross-sectional study

 

No infection

(n = 1265)

Infection

(n = 14)

OR*

(95% CI)

Any mental disorder

31.8%

(404)

64.3%

(9)

3.9

(1.3, 11.6)

Major depression

6.9%

(88)

21.4%

(3)

3.7

(1.0, 13.4)

Dysthymia

4.3%

(55)

0

n/a

Separation anxiety disorder

6.5%

(83)

7.1%

(1)

1.1

(0.1, 8.5)

Panic disorder

0.6%

(8)

7.1%

(1)

12.1

(1.4, 104.2)

Social phobia

14.7%

(187)

50.0%

(7)

5.8

(2.0, 16.7)

Overanxious disorder

11.0%

(140)

42.9%

(6)

6.1

(2.1, 17.7)

Obsessive or compulsive disorder

2.8%

(35)

7.1%

(1)

2.7

(0.3, 21.3)

Generalized anxiety disorder

4.6%

(59)

14.3%

(2)

3.4

(0.7, 15.6)

Avoidant disorder

4.6%

(59)

14.3%

(2)

3.4

(0.7, 15.6)

Specific phobia

21.6%

(275)

21.4%

(3)

1.0

(0.3, 3.6)

Attention deficit/hyperactivity

Disorder

6.4%

(81)

14.3%

(2)

2.4

(0.5, 11.1)

Conduct disorder

5.8%

(74)

0

n/a

Oppositional defiant disorder

6.9%

(88)

21.4%

(3)

3.7

(1.0, 13.4)

Any substance

use disorder

2.2%

(28)

0n/a

 
  1. Bold = p < .05
  2. *ORs are unadjusted