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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)