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Table 3 Means and comparison of LCA variables across four classes (N = 270)

From: Many, more, most: four risk profiles of adolescents in residential care with major psychiatric problems

Risk factors

Overall mean

Class 1

(n = 119)

Class 2

(n = 70)

Class 3

(n = 49)

Class 4

(n = 32)

Wald

p

Post hoc

Hyperactivity

1.03

1.14

.80

.97

1.25

5.59

.140

–

Cognitive impairment

.24

.27

.30

.21

.01

1.79

.620

–

History of drug abuse

1.12

1.51

1.46

.18

.47

26.88

.000

1,2 > 3,4

Exposure to violence in the home

.43

.14

.82

.08

1.32

26.01

.000

2,4 > 1; 4 > 3

Childhood history of maltreatment

.74

.19

1.55

.22

1.78

14.06

.003

2,4 > 1,3

Criminal behaviour of family members

.44

.17

1.00

.17

.61

21.47

.000

2,4 > 1; 2 > 3

Peer rejection

.72

.55

.72

1.31

.40

16.40

.001

3 > 1,2,4

Involvement in criminal environment

.78

.95

1.30

.04

.31

23.76

.000

1,2 > 3,4; 2 > 1

Lack of secondary network

1.38

1.27

1.82

1.30

.95

13.01

.005

2 > 1,3,4

Low academic achievement

.54

.55

.39

.71

.58

31.9

.36

–

Truancy

1.42

1.67

1.41

.95

1.25

15.81

.001

1,2 > 3; 1 > 4

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