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Table 4 Associations between reported mental health competence and indicators of physical health and cognitive development at age 11 in the UK Millennium Cohort Study

From: Associations between mental health competence and indicators of physical health and cognitive development in eleven year olds: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

 

Maternal-report (n = 12,082)

Teacher-report (n = 6739)

High MHC (Hi PS; Hi LS)

High-Moderate MHC (Hi PS; Mod LS)

Moderate MHC (Mod PS; Mod LS)

Low MHC (Mod PS; Low LS)

High MHC (Hi PS; Hi LS)

High-Moderate MHC (Hi PS; Mod LS)

Moderate MHC (Mod PS; Mod LS)

Low MHC (Mod PS; Low LS)

Unadjusted Relative risk ratios (95% CI)

Overweight

Healthy weight

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Overweight

–

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

–

1.2 (0.9–1.4)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

Obese

–

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

–

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

1.5 (1.1–2.1)

1.7 (1.2–2.4)

Injury

None

–

–

–

–

 

–

–

–

1

–

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

–

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

2+

–

1.7 (1.5–2.0)

1.5 (1.2–1.8)

1.8 (1.3–2.4)

–

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

2.1 (1.6–2.9)

Asthma symptoms

None

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

–

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

2+

–

1.0 (0.6–1.5)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

2.0 (1.0–3.8)

–

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

2.2 (1.2–4.3)

BAS Verbal ability: tertiles

High verbal skills

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Medium verbal skills

–

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.7 (1.4–2.2)

 

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.6 (1.3–2.0)

Low verbal skills

–

1.8 (1.5–2.0)

1.7 (1.5–2.0)

3.7 (2.8–4.7)

–

2.3 (1.9–2.7)

1.8 (1.5–2.2)

4.0 (3.2–5.0)

CANTAB Spatial working memory (strategy): tertiles

Good strategy

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Medium strategy

–

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.7 (1.3–2.3)

–

1.8 (1.5–2.1)

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

1.9 (1.5–2.4)

Poor strategy

–

1.5 (1.3–1.8)

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

2.6 (2.1–3.3)

–

2.3 (1.9–2.8)

1.4 (1.1–1.6)

3.0 (2.5–3.7)

CANTAB risk-taking scores: tertiles

Low risk-taking

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Medium risk-taking

–

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.3 (1.0–1.7)

–

1.4 (1.2–1.7)

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

High risk-taking

–

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

1.5 (1.3–1.8)

2.3 (1.8–3.0)

–

2.0 (1.7–2.3)

1.8 (1.5–2.2)

2.8 (2.2–3.6)

Adjusted Relative risk ratios* (95% CI)

Overweight

Healthy weight

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Overweight

–

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

1.1 (0.8–1.4)

–

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

Obese

–

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

–

1.3 (1.0–1.8)

1.5 (1.0–2.1)

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

Injury

None

–

–

–

–

 

–

–

–

1

–

1.2 (1.0–1.3)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

–

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

2+

–

1.5 (1.3–1.8)

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

1.5 (1.1–2.1)

–

1.2 (1.0–1.6)

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

2.0 (1.5–2.8)

Asthma symptoms

None

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

1.1 (0.8–1.4)

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

0.9 (0.6–1.5)

–

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

2+

–

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

1.4 (0.8–2.7)

–

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

0.5 (0.2–1.3)

1.5 (0.7–3.0)

BAS Verbal ability: tertiles

High verbal skills

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Medium verbal skills

–

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

 

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

Low verbal skills

–

1.5 (1.3–1.8)

1.6 (1.3–1.8)

2.5 (1.9–3.2)

–

2.0 (1.6–2.4)

1.8 (1.4–2.2)

3.3 (2.6–4.1)

CANTAB Spatial working memory (strategy): tertiles

Good strategy

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Medium strategy

–

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

–

1.7 (1.4–2.0)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.6 (1.3–2.1)

Poor strategy

–

1.4 (1.2–1.7)

1.1 (1.0–1.4)

2.1 (1.6–2.7)

–

2.1 (1.8–2.6)

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

2.5 (2.0–3.2)

CANTAB Risk-taking: tertiles

Low risk-taking

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Medium risk-taking

–

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

–

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

High risk-taking

–

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

1.6 (1.2–2.2)

–

1.6 (1.3–1.9)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

1.6 (1.3–2.1)

  1. MHC mental health competence, Hi PS high prosocial behaviour, Mod PS moderate prosocial behaviour, Hi LS high learning skills, Mod LS moderate learning skills, Low LS low learning skills
  2. *Adjusted for cohort member gender and ethnicity, maternal age at birth of cohort child, maternal academic attainment, maternal mental health and family structure