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Table 7 Results from the final step of the multinomial logistic regression predicting risky sexual behaviors at year 3 (N = 235)

From: Psychosocial predictors of sexual initiation and high-risk sexual behaviors in early adolescence

 

Overall

One risk

 

Multiple risks

 

Variable

χ 2 (2df)

OR

CI

OR

CI

Sixth Grade

     

Male Gender

9.55**

3.15**

(1.50–6.64)

1.69

(0.73–3.90)

SES-risk

0.54

1.13

(0.82–1.56)

1.05

(0.74–1.49)

African-American

3.72

2.86

(0.73–10.94)

0.89

(0.25–3.25)

Hispanic

0.07

1.10

(0.28–4.34)

0.92

(0.25–3.37)

Depression

2.60

0.74

(0.45–1.22)

0.67

(0.39–1.14)

Anxiety

0.59

0.95

(0.56–1.60)

0.80

(0.45–1.43)

Posttraumatic stress

6.13*

1.31

(0.72–2.36)

2.15*

(1.15–4.00)

Problems with SU (log)

5.98*

1.73*

(1.03–2.93)

1.16

(0.62–2.17)

Nonviolent delinquency (log)

5.21

0.63

(0.40–1.01)

0.63

(0.37–1.09)

Violent delinquency (log)

0.76

1.18

(0.81–1.72)

1.13

(0.74–1.73)

Change

     

Depression slope

1.49

1.09

(0.69–1.72)

1.33

(0.83–2.13)

Anxiety slope

2.22

0.77

(0.48–1.22)

0.70

(0.42–1.16)

Post-traumatic stress slope

1.74

1.14

(0.66–1.96)

1.42

(0.83–2.45)

Problems with SU slope

2.23

1.12

(0.76–1.67)

1.34

(0.90–1.98)

Nonviolent delinquency slope

0.39

0.89

(0.57–1.39)

1.01

(0.64–1.59)

Violent delinquency slope

2.33

1.22

(0.82–1.82)

1.40

(0.90–2.17)

  1. Reference group is 'no risks.' Continuous variables are standardized; odds ratios reflect one standard deviation increase. CI = 95% confidence interval.
  2. * Coefficient is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
  3. ** Coefficient is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)