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. 2005 Oct;95(10):1773–1780. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.067819

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.