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Table 1 Adjusted odds ratios of sociodemographic covariates and ACE predictors of repeated grade, does all required homework, and cares about doing well in school

From: Potential effects of adverse childhood experiences on school engagement in youth: a dominance analysis

Variable

Model 1: Repeated Grade

Model 2: Does All Required Homework

Model 3: Cares About Doing Well in School

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P-value

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P-value

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P-value

Demographic Covariates

 Sex

  Male

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

  Female

0.6

(0.5, 0.7)

< 0.0001

2.0

(1.7, 2.3)

< 0.0001

2.1

(1.8, 2.4)

< 0.0001

 Age

  6-9

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

  10-13

1.6

(1.2, 2.1)

0.001

0.7

(0.6, 0.9)

0.005

1.0

(0.8, 1.1)

0.634

  14-17

2.2

(1.7, 2.8)

< 0.0001

0.5

(0.4, 0.7)

< 0.0001

0.8

(0.7, 0.9)

0.009

Race/Ethnicity

 NH White

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

 NH Black

1.4

(1.1, 1.8)

0.009

0.7

(0.5, 0.8)

< 0.0001

0.9

(0.7, 1.1)

0.416

 Hispanic

1.2

(0.9, 1.6)

0.255

1.0

(0.8, 1.2)

0.719

1.1

(0.9, 1.3)

0.547

 NH Other

1.0

(0.7, 1.5)

0.876

0.9

(0.7, 1.2)

0.632

0.9

(0.7, 1.1)

0.327

  > =2 Races, NH

1.0

(0.7, 1.5)

0.938

1.4

(1.0, 1.9)

0.058

1.1

(0.8, 1.5)

0.701

Health Issues

 None

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

 Asthma, no ADHD

1.0

(0.7, 1.3)

0.839

0.7

(0.5, 0.9)

0.004

0.6

(0.5, 0.8)

0.001

 ADHD, no asthma

3.1

(2.4, 4.0)

< 0.0001

0.2

(0.1, 0.2)

< 0.0001

0.1

(0.1, 0.2)

< 0.0001

 Both Asthma, ADHD

2.6

(1.6, 4.0)

< 0.0001

0.2

(0.1, 0.2)

< 0.0001

0.2

(0.1, 0.3)

< 0.0001

 Neither, other SHCN

2.2

(1.7, 2.9)

< 0.0001

0.3

(0.3, 0.4)

< 0.0001

0.3

(0.2, 0.4)

< 0.0001

Minimum Parent Education

 Less than HS

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

1.00 (Ref)

  

 HS/GED/Voc

0.6

(0.5, 0.8)

0.002

1.2

(1.0, 1.5)

0.121

1.1

(0.9, 1.4)

0.39

 Some college

0.4

(0.3, 0.5)

< 0.0001

1.4

(1.1, 1.8)

0.008

1.3

(1.0, 1.7)

0.022

 Bachelors

0.3

(0.2, 0.4)

< 0.0001

1.6

(1.2, 2.1)

0.001

1.7

(1.3, 2.2)

< 0.0001

 Masters or more

0.2

(0.1, 0.3)

< 0.0001

2.1

(1.4, 2.9)

< 0.0001

2.3

(1.7, 3.1)

< 0.0001

Adverse Childhood Experiences

 Basic Needs

  Yes

1.3

(1.0, 1.6)

0.039

0.5

(0.4, 0.6)

< 0.0001

0.6

(0.5, 0.7)

< 0.0001

 Racism

  Yes

1.4

(1.0, 2.1)

0.054

0.7

(0.5, 1.0)

0.023

0.9

(0.7, 1.2)

0.477

 Divorce

  Yes

1.1

(0.8, 1.3)

0.636

0.8

(0.6, 0.9)

< 0.0001

0.7

(0.6, 0.8)

< 0.0001

 Parental Death

  Yes

1.7

(1.1, 2.7)

0.017

1.0

(0.7, 1.3)

0.8

0.9

(0.7, 1.2)

0.523

 Parental Incarceration

  Yes

1.5

(1.1, 2.1)

0.004

0.8

(0.6, 1.0)

0.046

0.9

(0.7, 1.1)

0.274

 Adult Violence

  Yes

1.3

(0.9, 1.8)

0.15

0.9

(0.7, 1.2)

0.564

1.1

(0.8, 1.4)

0.628

 Neighborhood Violence

  Yes

0.8

(0.6, 1.2)

0.366

0.8

(0.6, 1.0)

0.068

0.7

(0.6, 1.0)

0.037

 Lived with Mental Health

  Yes

1.3

(1.0, 1.8)

0.098

0.8

(0.6, 1.0)

0.015

0.8

(0.7, 1.0)

0.107

 Lived with Substance Abuse

  Yes

0.9

(0.6, 1.5)

0.813

1.0

(0.8, 1.3)

0.988

0.9

(0.7, 1.1)

0.227