Table 6.
Childhood hyperactivity-inattention symptoms and other covariates: multiple logistic regression models of educational underachievement in youths over 18 at follow-up
Independent variables | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) model 1 | Adjusted OR (95% CI) model 2 |
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CBCL symptoms | |||
Hyperactivity-inattention | 3.63 (2.33–5.66)*** | 3.00 (1.84–4.89)*** | 2.60 (1.55–4.36)*** |
Anxious/depressed | 1.42 (0.93–2.16) | ||
Conduct disorder | 3.07 (1.83–5.14)*** | 2.37 (1.32–4.24)** | 1.89 (1.02–3.51)* |
Oppositional defiant disorder | 1.96 (1.28–3.01)** | ||
Familial variables | |||
Low income | 1.70 (1.26–2.31)*** | 2.16 (1.54–3.03)*** | 2.26 (1.60–3.21)*** |
Parents divorced, separated, widowed or single | 1.34 (0.77–2.33) | ||
Parental psychopathology | 1.16 (0.75–1.79) |
Model 1 (N=718) was adjusted on Age and Gender
Model 2 (N=714) was adjusted on Age, Gender and School difficulties previous to baseline
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