Child and adolescent psychiatric patients and later criminality

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Table 6 Risk factors for conviction of offences: Odds ratios and binary logistic regression (forward LR) with 95% CI

Independent variable	N	Dependent variable		P value	Odds ratio
		Convicted of offences	No conviction of offences
Sex	1400
Male	667	367	300
Female	733	164	569		1.8 < 2.1 < 2.4
Binary logistic regression	1161			< 0.001	0.2 < 0.3 < 0.4
Family	1379
Split family	724	336	388	< 0.001	1.4 < 1.6 < 1.8
Complete family	655	184	471
Binary logistic regression				< 0.001	0.4 < 0.5 < 0.6
Problems at school	1170
Problems	544	271	273	< 0.001	1.5 < 1.8 < 2.0
No problems	626	177	449
Binary logistic regression				< 0.001	1.4 < 1.9 < 2.5
Reason for admission to the CAP unit	1389
Behavioural disorder	291	179	112	< 0.001	2.7 < 3.5 < 4.5
Other cause for admission	1098	346	752
Binary logistic regression				< 0.001	2.1 < 3.0 < 4.2
Relationship problems	258	117	141	0.006	1.1 < 1.5 < 1.9
Other cause for admission	1131	408	723
Binary logistic regression				< 0.001	1.5 < 2.1 < 3.0

P-value and odds ratio from chi-square tests, valid for each variable separately, is shown in plain text. The binary logistic regression odds ratios and p-values are shown in Italic in connection to each variable. See also statistical methods.

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