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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis presenting adjusted odds ratios for each childhood health and well-being outcome by ACE count and demographics

From: Adverse childhood experiences and sources of childhood resilience: a retrospective study of their combined relationships with child health and educational attendance

 

Common childhood conditionsa

 

Asthma

Allergies

Headaches

Digestive

Poor childhood healthb

High school absenteeismc

AOR (95%CIs)

P

AOR (95%CIs)

P

AOR (95%CIs)

P

AOR (95%CIs)

P

AOR (95%CIs)

P

AOR (95%CIs)

P

ACE count

 0

Ref

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 1

1.25 (0.89–1.75)

0.205

1.17 (0.88–1.55)

0.290

1.48 (1.14–1.93)

**

1.78 (1.28–2.48)

***

1.51 (1.11–2.05)

**

2.15 (1.48–3.14)

***

 2–3

1.91 (1.38–2.64)

***

1.35 (1.01–1.81)

*

1.83 (1.40–2.39)

***

1.64 (1.15–2.33)

**

2.33 (1.73–3.14)

***

2.79 (1.93–4.04)

***

  ≥ 4

2.76 (2.00–3.82)

***

2.47 (1.87–3.28)

***

3.03 (2.31–3.97)

***

3.80 (2.76–5.22)

***

4.68 (3.50–6.26)

***

7.24 (5.15–10.19)

***

Age (years)

 18–29

Ref

***

 

0.050

 

***

 

0.592

 

**

 

*

 30–39

0.83 (0.59–1.17)

0.284

1.00 (0.73–1.38)

0.999

0.71 (0.53–0.96)

0.025

0.94 (0.62–1.42)

0.771

0.74 (0.53–1.04)

0.080

1.11 (0.74–1.65)

0.619

 40–49

0.40 (0.28–0.59)

***

0.75 (0.54–1.04)

0.082

0.70 (0.52–0.93)

*

1.11 (0.74–1.64)

0.620

0.65 (0.47–0.91)

*

1.08 (0.72–1.60)

0.714

 50–59

0.48 (0.34–0.69)

***

0.82 (0.60–1.13)

0.234

0.55 (0.40–0.74)

***

1.27 (0.86–1.88)

0.225

0.54 (0.38–0.76)

***

1.16 (0.78–1.73)

0.452

 60–69

0.34 (0.23–0.51)

***

0.66 (0.47–0.92)

*

0.53 (0.39–0.71)

***

1.16 (0.78–1.72)

0.473

0.69 (0.49–0.96)

*

0.61 (0.38–0.96)

*

Sexd

 Male

1.15 (0.91–1.47)

0.224

0.81 (0.66–1.00)

*

0.69 (0.56–0.84)

***

0.77 (0.60–0.99)

*

0.95 (0.76–1.18)

0.617

1.16 (0.90–1.51)

0.258

Deprivation quintile

 1 (least deprived)

Ref

0.993

 

0.320

 

0.554

 

0.444

 

0.102

 

***

 2

1.06 (0.71–1.57)

0.785

1.19 (0.85–1.66)

0.305

1.23 (0.89–1.69)

0.206

1.22 (0.82–1.82)

0.337

1.17 (0.80–1.72)

0.413

1.49 (0.91–2.45)

0.113

 3

0.98 (0.66–1.44)

0.899

1.08 (0.78–1.50)

0.626

1.25 (0.92–1.70)

0.162

1.27 (0.86–1.87)

0.226

1.38 (0.96–1.99)

0.081

1.49 (0.93–2.40)

0.099

 4

1.03 (0.69–1.53)

0.881

1.04 (0.74–1.47)

0.809

1.22 (0.89–1.69)

0.219

0.95 (0.63–1.45)

0.819

1.60 (1.11–2.32)

*

2.63 (1.66–4.18)

***

 5 (most deprived)

0.99 (0.65–1.50)

0.963

0.81 (0.56–1.18)

0.271

1.06 (0.75–1.48)

0.744

0.97 (0.63–1.50)

0.900

1.45 (0.98–2.13)

0.062

2.85 (1.78–4.56)

***

Samplee

 Boost

0.94 (0.68–1.30)

0.723

1.06 (0.81–1.38)

0.677

0.90 (0.69–1.16)

0.403

1.13 (0.83–1.55)

0.431

1.08 (0.81–1.43)

0.603

0.89 (0.62–1.28)

0.533

Ethnicityf

 Other

0.32 (0.13–0.81)

*

1.12 (0.66–1.91)

0.673

1.11 (0.68–1.82)

0.672

1.46 (0.80–2.67)

0.216

0.70 (0.37–1.32)

0.272

0.32 (0.11–0.89)

*

  1. Ref = reference category; AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. aPositive response: sometimes or often suffered each condition; bSelf-rated overall health in childhood was categorised ‘poor’ for responses fair or poor; other options were excellent, very good or good; cSecondary school absenteeism was rated high if > 20 days per year; dReference group = female; eBoost is additional randomised sample from high Welsh language areas (> 40% Welsh speaking), reference group = core sample; fReference group = White
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