Table 2

Unadjusted associations between weapon carrying on school property and selected characteristics among US high school students, 2005

OR [95% CI]
Characteristic
 Total
 Males
 Females
Age (years)


     <15
 1.00
 1.00
 1.00
     15
 1.19 [0.83, 1.89]
 1.08 [0.69, 1.68]
 1.14 [0.54, 2.37]
     16
 1.31 [0.92, 1.87]
 1.28 [0.84, 1.95]
 1.18 [0.58, 2.40]
     17
 1.19 [0.83, 1.71]
 1.20 [0.78, 1.85]
 1.07 [0.52, 2.20]
     18+
 1.29 [0.88, 1.89]
 1.30 [0.83, 2.04]
 0.75 [0.32, 1.79]
Gender


     Female
 1.00

     Male
 4.22 [3.40, 5.23]

Ethnicity


     White
 1.00
 1.00
 1.00
     American Indian or Alaska native
 1.19 [0.66, 2.16]
 1.47 [0.78, 2.78]
 0.06 [0.01, 0.45]
     Asian
 0.44 [0.18, 1.07]
 0.32 [0.10, 1.07]
 0.98 [0.32, 2.98]
     Black
 0.83 [0.64, 1.06]
 0.65 [0.48, 0.90]
 1.64 [1.06, 2.55]
     Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
 2.82 [1.27, 6.27]
 4.43 [1.77, 11.07]
 1.65 [0.22, 12.26]
     Hispanic
 1.08 [0.82, 1.42]
 1.15 [0.84, 1.58]
 0.85 [0.46, 1.56]
Substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs)


     No
 1.00
 1.00
     Yes
 2.35 [1.65, 3.51]
 2.40 [1.52, 3.78]
 2.20 [1.17, 4.15]
Depression


     No
 1.00
 1.00
 1.00
     Yes
 2.43 [1.94, 3.03]
 1.90 [1.58, 2.28]
 3.67 [2.43, 5.55]
Suicidal ideation


     No
 1.00
 1.00
 1.00
     Yes
 2.75 [1.86, 4.05]
 3.33 [2.60, 4.25]
 2.29 [1.88, 2.79]
Property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property


     No
 1.00
 1.00
     Yes
 2.42 [2.02, 2.90]
 2.25 [1.82, 2.77]
 2.78 [1.90, 4.06]
Physical fighting


     No
 1.00
 1.00
 1.00
     Yes
 4.48 [3.00, 6.70]
 4.03 [3.20, 5.06]
 4.84 [3.97, 5.89]
Rape


     No
 1.00
 1.00
 1.00
     Yes
 3.51 [2.51, 4.90]
 4.05 [3.09, 5.32]
 2.60 [2.13, 3.17]
Threatened or injured with a weapon on school property


     No
 1.00
 1.00
 1.00
     Yes
 5.43 [4.38, 6.74]
 4.83 [3.75, 6.22]
 5.79 [3.68, 9.12]

Muula et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008 7:8   doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-8
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