Table 3 |
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Multivariate analysis of the associations between weapon carrying on school property and selected characteristics among US high school students, 2005 |
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| Characteristic |
OR [95% CI] |
|
|
|
| Age (years) |
|
| <15 |
1.00 |
| 15 |
0.91 [0.56, 1.47] |
| 16 |
1.21 [0.76, 1.94] |
| 17 |
1.18 [0.73, 1.94] |
| 18+ |
1.21 [0.73, 2.03] |
| Gender |
|
| Female |
1.00 |
| Male |
5.68 [4.23, 7.62] |
| Ethnicity |
|
| White |
1.00 |
| American Indian or Alaska native |
0.82 [0.42, 1.60] |
| Asian |
0.99 [0.35, 2.84] |
| Black |
0.81 [0.58, 1.13] |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
4.67 [1.66, 13.14] |
| Hispanic |
1.13 [0.82, 1.57] |
| Substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs) |
|
| No |
1.00 |
| Yes |
1.77 [1.16, 2.68] |
| Depression |
|
| No |
1.00 |
| Yes |
1.44 [1.10, 1.89] |
| Suicidal ideation |
|
| No |
1.00 |
| Yes |
1.64 [1.23, 2.19] |
| Property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property |
|
| No |
1.00 |
| Yes |
1.55 [1.21, 1.98] |
| Rape |
|
| No |
1.00 |
| Yes |
1.70 [1.22, 2.37] |
| Threatened or injured with a weapon on school property |
|
| No |
1.00 |
| Yes |
2.19 [1.63, 2.95] |
| Fighting |
|
| No |
1.00 |
| Yes |
2.02 [1.56, 2.63] |
Muula et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008 7:8 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-8 |
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