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Table 4 Risk Ratios for conduct problems by putative risk factors

From: Prevalence of conduct problems and social risk factors in ethnically diverse inner-city schools

 

Conduct problems

*Fighting/Bullying

*Rule-breaking

Unadjusted RR (95%CI)

Adjusted RR (95%CI)

Unadjusted RR (95%CI)

Adjusted RR (95%CI)

Unadjusted RR (95%CI)

Adjusted RR (95%CI)

Receives free school meals

1.35 (1.05–1.65)

1.32 (1.01–1.63)

1.09 (0.93–1.25)

1.09 (0.89–1.30)

1.12 (0.98–1.26)

1.14 (0.95–1.33)

Experienced Racial Discrimination

1.88 (1.51–2.25)

1.95 (1.59–2.31)

1.70 (1.52–1.88)

1.84 (1.59–2.08)

1.50 (1.37–1.63)

1.62 (1.44–1.80)

*A few troublesome friends

1.91 (1.57–2.26)

1.82 (1.47–2.16)

1.68 (1.40–1.96)

1.82 (1.46–2.18)

1.91 (1.67–2.14)

2.09 (1.86–2.31)

*Many or all troublesome friends

4.81 (3.68–5.94)

4.80 (3.75–5.85)

3.13 (2.63–3.64)

4.00 (3.24–4.76)

3.13 (2.70–3.57)

3.99 (3.29–4.69)

*Parental High Control

1.49 (1.23–1.75)

1.48 (1.21–1.75)

1.25 (1.12–1.38)

1.26 (1.07–1.44)

1.17 (1.03–1.30)

1.21 (1.05–1.37)

*Parental Low Care

1.89 (1.52–2.26)

1.99 (1.59–2.40)

1.44 (1.27–1.60)

1.52 (1.33–1.72)

1.58 (1.41–1.76)

1.69 (1.45–1.92)

  1. RR Risk ratio, 95%CI 95% Confidence Interval
  2. Adjusted for clustering by school, year group, gender, and free school meals (except where ‘free school meals’ is the independent variable)
  3. *Administered at 10 of 12 schools, total sample (n = 3535)