Table 4 Deviant behavior
From: Factors associated with crack-cocaine early initiation: a Brazilian multicenter study
Characteristic | N (%) | Average age of first crack use | SD (CI 95%) | P-valuea | Adjusted p-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Until the age of 15, have you ever threatened someone with a gun? (n = 567) |  |  |  | < 0.001 | 0.001 |
 Yes | 172 (30.3) | 19.4 | 5.8 (18.5–20.2) | ||
 No | 395 (69.7) | 22.5 | 7.3 (21.8–23.3) | ||
Until the age of 15, have you ever hurt an animal on purpose – out of hunting (n = 566) |  |  |  | 0.254 | 0.886 |
 Yes | 198 (35) | 21.1 | 6.5 (20.2–22.0) | ||
 No | 368 (65) | 21.8 | 7.3 (21.1–22.6) | ||
Until the age of 15, did you use to tell many lies? (n = 566) |  |  |  | 0.008 | 0.484 |
 Yes | 406 (71.7) | 21.1 | 6.8 (20.4–21.8) | ||
 No | 160 (28.3) | 22.8 | 7.5 (21.6–24.0) | ||
Until the age of 15, you used to steal things from stores, children or your parents (n = 566) |  |  |  | 0.001 | 0.011 |
 Yes | 283 (50) | 20.5 | 6.2 (19.7–21.2) | ||
 No | 283 (50) | 22.7 | 7.6 (21.8–23.6) | ||
Until the age of 15, have you ever assaulted a child to the point of sending him to the hospital? (n = 565) |  | 20.9 |  | 0.206 | 0.442 |
 Yes | 141 (25) | 21.8 | 7.2 (19.7–22.1) | ||
 No | 424 (75) |  | 7.0 (21.1–22.5) | ||
Until the age of 18, have you been in a youth detention center? (n = 571) |  |  |  | 0.001 | 0.050 |
 Yes | 95 (16.6) | 19.0 | 7.2 (21.5–22.7) | ||
 No | 476 (83.4) | 22.1 | 6.0 (17.8–20.3) | ||
Until the age of 18, have you been in a youth detention center for at least 3 months? (n = 570) |  |  |  | 0.005 | 0.392 |
 Yes | 32 (5.6) | 18.2 | 4.2 (16.7–19.7) | ||
 No | 538 (94.4) | 21.7 | 7.1 (21.1–22.3) |