TABLE 4—
Predictors (Odds and Hazard Ratiosa) of Detection and Treatment Among Juvenile Detainees (N = 1829): Northwestern Juvenile Project
Detectedb | Treatedc | |||
Predictor | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P | Hazard Ratio (95% CI) | P |
Race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic White vs racial/ethnic minority) | 1.91 (1.32, 2.76) | <.001 | 1.32 (1.00, 1.75) | .052 |
Gender (female vs male) | 1.33 (0.99, 1.79) | .055 | 1.28 (1.00, 1.65) | .054 |
Age, y (10–13 vs ≥ 14) | 2.02 (1.42, 2.88) | <.001 | 1.56 (1.17, 2.08) | .002 |
Charge (violent vs nonviolent) | 1.37 (0.93, 2.03) | .116 | 1.21 (0.96, 1.53) | .101 |
Legal status (processed as juvenile vs processed as adult) | 2.86 (1.96, 4.19) | <.001 | 1.01 (0.66, 1.53) | .972 |
Major mental disorder (yes vs no) | 1.16 (0.67, 2.01) | .599 | 1.74 (1.35, 2.24) | <.001 |
Reported treatment history (yes vs no) | 3.36 (2.00, 5.64) | <.001 | 2.95 (2.29, 3.81) | <.001 |
Reported suicidal behavior (yes vs no) | 1.77 (0.86, 3.65) | .121 | 2.14 (1.67, 2.74) | <.001 |
aOdds and hazard ratios were rounded to the second decimal place.
bOdds ratios and confidence intervals from logit models predicting detection.
cHazard ratios from Cox regression predicting treatment.