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Table 3 Bullying Victimization According Mental Health, Substance Use, Sexual Behavior, Weight, Selected Behaviors, and Asthma

From: Risk and protective factors associated with being bullied on school property compared with cyberbullied

 

%

Bullied among Cases %

Bullied among non-Cases

Cases to non-cases Bullied Ratio

95 % CI

Cyber-bullied among Cases %

Cyber-bullied among non-Cases

Cases to non-cases Cyber-bullied Ratio

95 % CI

Bullied to Cyber-bullied Ratio

Mental Health

          

 Sad 2 wks past 12 mos

28.06

33.68

14.47

2.33

2.20–2.46

30.16

9.52

3.17

2.94–3.42

1.21

 Considered suicide 12 mos

15.40

39.38

16.25

2.42

2.29–2.56

35.17

11.60

3.03

2.81–3.27

1.19

 Made suicide plan 12 mos

12.31

40.53

16.93

2.39

2.27–2.52

35.16

12.51

2.81

2.60–3.04

1.21

 Attempted suicide 1+ times 12 mos

7.26

43.84

18.43

2.38

2.23–2.54

41.66

13.64

3.05

2.83–3.29

1.13

 Suicide attempt w/injury 12 mos

2.30

48.87

19.63

2.49

2.26–2.74

47.91

15.09

3.18

2.78–3.63

1.09

Substance Use

          

 Smoked 1+ past 30 days

18.00

24.42

18.72

1.30

1.22–1.40

23.86

13.50

1.77

1.60–1.95

1.15

 Smoked cigarette before 13

10.11

26.21

19.02

1.38

1.28–1.49

21.90

14.59

1.50

1.34–1.68

1.24

 Had 1+ drinks past 30 days

38.84

21.31

18.60

1.15

1.07–1.22

20.38

12.12

1.68

1.52–1.86

1.23

 Had first drink before 13

20.06

24.76

18.79

1.32

1.24–1.40

19.41

14.78

1.31

1.22–1.42

1.27

 Used marijuana 1+ times past 30 days

22.45

21.07

19.46

1.08

1.02–1.15

20.68

13.86

1.49

1.37–1.62

1.17

 Tried marijuana before 13

7.96

24.18

19.48

1.24

1.14–1.35

20.28

15.03

1.35

1.21–1.50

1.24

 Took steroids 1+ times in life

3.33

33.73

19.42

1.74

1.56–1.93

32.93

14.95

2.20

1.94–2.50

1.11

Sexual Behavior

          

 Had sex ever

46.80

19.91

19.79

1.01

0.94–1.07

19.41

12.04

1.61

1.48–1.75

1.26

 Had sex before 13

5.91

23.13

19.65

1.18

1.07–1.30

17.97

15.37

1.17

1.01–1.35

1.28

 Had sex with 4+ people in life

14.72

19.61

19.90

0.99

0.92–1.05

22.21

14.33

1.55

1.40–1.71

1.08

 Had sex with 1+ people 3 mos

34.09

19.62

19.99

0.98

0.92–1.05

20.32

13.04

1.56

1.44–1.68

1.19

Weight

          

 Slightly/very overweight

29.18

24.11

18.13

1.33

1.26–1.40

18.48

14.30

1.29

1.19–1.40

1.29

 Trying to lose weight

45.99

22.89

17.33

1.32

1.26–1.38

19.37

12.22

1.59

1.47–1.71

1.27

 Fasted to lose weight past 30 days

11.86

34.54

17.88

1.93

1.80–2.07

32.78

13.10

2.50

2.32–2.70

1.14

 Took pills to lose weight past 30 days

5.01

35.54

19.05

1.87

1.72–2.02

34.54

14.55

2.37

2.14–2.63

1.11

 Vomited to lose weight past 30 days

4.19

37.23

19.07

1.95

1.80–2.12

40.52

14.45

2.81

2.56–3.07

1.02

Selected Behaviors

          

 Ate breakfast on all of the past 7 days

37.93

18.51

21.20

0.87

0.81–0.94

12.77

17.58

0.73

0.67–0.79

1.31

 Active 60 min on 5+ past 7 days

48.47

18.80

20.99

0.90

0.84–0.96

14.12

16.97

0.83

0.78–0.89

1.28

 Watched 3+ hours of TV average day

32.57

20.36

19.65

1.04

0.98–1.10

14.76

15.95

0.93

0.85–1.01

1.30

 Played video games 3+ hours/day

31.99

22.99

18.40

1.25

1.18–1.32

18.46

13.93

1.32

1.23–1.43

1.28

 Played on 1+ sports teams 12 mos

57.09

19.31

20.75

0.93

0.89–0.98

15.49

15.69

0.99

0.91–1.07

1.28

Asthma

          

 Told by doctor/nurse they had asthma

21.97

23.87

18.80

1.27

1.21–1.34

19.80

14.34

1.38

1.26–1.51

1.25

  1. Data source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), 2013
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