Table 5. Factors influencing negative change in SDQ group compared to no change or positive change.
Analysis limited to n=749 children who had pre-pandemic SDQ measured, 59 children had a negative change in SDQ score. Using a McNemar’s test of pre-pandemic SDQ score and COVID-19 SDQ score showed Chi2 6.721 and p=0.012 for a difference. SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.
| Odds ratio | [95% conf. interval] | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (increasing per year) | 0.97 | 0.72 | 1.19 | 0.74 | |
| Sex | Boy | REF | |||
| Girl | 0.51 | 0.32 | 0.83 | 0.07 | |
| Ethnicity | White British | REF | |||
| South Asian | 0.42 | 0.25 | 0.72 | 0.001 | |
| Other | 0.30 | 0.10 | 1.02 | 0.053 | |
| IMD group | Most deprived | 2.74 | 1.26 | 5.99 | 0.011 |
| 2.00 | 0.76 | 0.24 | 2.37 | 0.637 | |
| 3.00 | 0.91 | 0.32 | 2.59 | 0.870 | |
| >=4 | REF | ||||
| Attending school | No | REF | |||
| Yes | 0.65 | 0.28 | 1.48 | 0.308 | |