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Table 1 Differences between the risk profiles in age of onset, externalising type of behaviour and demographic characteristics (N = 225)

From: Do risk profiles moderate the relation between age of onset of disruptive behaviour and two types of externalising problems among adolescents admitted to secure residential care?

 

Overall mean or percentage

Three-domain risk profile

(n = 95)

Four-domain risk profile

(n = 57)

Profile with mainly peer risks

(n = 41)

Profile with mainly family risks

(n = 32)

F/χ2

p

Age at admission in years

16.8

17.1

17.3

16.1

15.8

7.29

0.000

Early onset

56%

46%

60%

56%

81%

12.56

0.006

Aggressive behaviour

13.0

12.6

12.5

11.8

16.2

2.42

0.067

Rule-breaking behaviour

10.4

11.8

10.4

7.9

9.7

5.51

0.001

Previous delinquent behavioura

       

 No conviction

28.4%

20.0%

15.8%

46.3%

53.1%

22.83

0.000

 Drug offence

6.2%

11.6%

1.8%

2.4%

3.1%

6.67

0.061

 Vandalism (property)

27.1%

35.8%

36.8%

9.8%

6.3%

21.27

0.000

 Property offence without violence

42.2%

51.6%

64.9%

7.3%

18.8%

46.93

0.000

 Moderate violent offence

48.9%

54.7%

66.7%

29.3%

25.0%

22.29

0.000

Violent property offence

24.0%

34.7%

29.8%

7.3%

3.1%

23.25

0.000

 Serious violent offence

7.1%

11.6%

8.8%

0%

0%

8.69

0.023

 Sex offence

8.9%

4.2%

8.8%

22.0%

6.3%

9.70

0.015

 Manslaughter

3.6%

1.1%

7.0%

4.9%

3.1%

4.21

0.182

 Arson

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

–

–

 Murder

1.8%

1.1%

3.5%

2.4%

0%

1.90

0.609

Axis-I classification of DSM-IV-TRb,c

       

 Disruptive behaviour disorder

45.3%

53.7%

56.1%

24.4%

28.1%

16.59

0.001

 Autism spectrum disorder

37.8%

38.9%

21.1%

70.7%

21.9%

28.73

0.000

 Substance disorder

25.8%

37.9%

35.1%

0%

6.3%

37.31

0.000

 Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

24.9%

32.6%

15.8%

22.0%

21.9%

5.72

0.122

 Reactive attachment disorder

15.1%

4.2%

26.3%

9.8%

34.4%

24.37

0.000

 Anxiety disorder

8.4%

3.2%

12.3%

4.9%

21.9%

11.44

0.006

 Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder

6.2%

8.4%

10.5%

0%

0%

7.23

0.048

 Mood disorder

6.2%

6.3%

5.3%

9.8%

3.1%

1.38

0.723

 Other disorder usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood or adolescence

5.3%

5.3%

0%

7.3%

12.5%

7.22

0.041

 Axis-II classification of DSM-IV-TRb

       

 Personality disorder

4.9%

2.1%

12.3%

0%

6.3%

8.73

0.016

 Mental retardation

8.9%

10.5%

14.0%

4.9%

0%

6.14

0.098

  1. aClassification of Van Kordelaar [58]
  2. bOnly DSM-IV-TR classifications with a prevalence of > 5% are displayed
  3. cDue to comorbidity, percentages of DSM-IV-TR classifications do not sum up to 100