Mental disorders in foster children: a study of prevalence, comorbidity and risk factors

Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted binary logistic regression analyses of associations between risk factors and disorders (n = 219)

	Any disorder		Emotional disorders		ADHD disorders		Behavioral disorders		RAD
Risk factor	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Age
Unadjusted	0.99	[0.88, 1.11]	1.06	[0.93, 1.22]	1.07	[0.93, 1.25]	1.01	[0.88, 1.16]	0.81	[0.70, 0.95]**
Adjusted	1.01	[0.88, 1.16]	1.08	[0.92, 1.27]	1.18	[0.98, 1.42]	1.03	[0.86, 1.23]	0.84	[0.70, 1.02]
Age at first placement
Unadjusted	0.97	[0.89, 1.07]	1.06	[0.96, 1.17]	0.84	[0.73, 0.96]**	0.97	[0.87, 1.08]	0.99	[0.89, 1.11]
Adjusted	0.97	[0.87, 1.07]	1.07	[0.96, 1.20]	0.76	[0.64, 0.89]*******	0.88	[0.77, 1.02]	1.00	[0.87, 1.15]
Number of placements
Unadjusted	0.92	[0.67, 1.25]	1.05	[0.74, 1.50]	0.38	[0.21, 0.67]*******	1.26	[0.88, 1.81]	1.55	[1.08, 2.22]*
Adjusted	0.91	[0.66-1.26]	1.13	[0.78, 1.63]	0.30	[0.16, 0.58]*******	1.27	[0.86, 1.87]	1.56	[1.06, 2.29]*
Serious neglect
Unadjusted	0.82	[0.38, 1.79]	0.75	[0.32, 1.75]	0.48	[0.20, 1.13]	4.10	[0.94, 18.00]	1.30	[0.47, 3.62]
Adjusted	0.84	[0.38, 1.84]	0.70	[0.29, 1.66]	0.45	[0.17, 1.20]	5.33	[1.18, 24.20]*	1.53	[0.52, 4.48]
Violence exposure
Unadjusted	1.05	[0.86, 1.30]	0.95	[0.74, 1.21]	1.06	[0.88, 1.37]	1.35	[1.08, 1.70]**	1.34	[1.06, 1.70]**
Adjusted	1.05	[0.83, 1.32]	0.86	[0.65, 1.13]	1.48	[1.08, 2.05]*	1.64	[1.23, 2.18]*******	1.40	[1.06, 1.83]*

OR = odds ratio; CI = Confidence interval; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; Significant results are highlighted in bold.

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