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. 2009 May;99(5):878–884. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.144329

TABLE 3.

Prevalence of Mental Health Condition Symptoms and Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds Ratios (ORs) of Having Symptoms of a Mental Health Condition Among Fifth-Grade Students, by Perceived Racial/Ethnic Discrimination: Birmingham, AL; Houston, TX; and Los Angeles, CA; 2004–2006

Overall Prevalence, No. (%) Prevalence Among Those Who Perceived Discrimination, % OR (95% CI) AORa (95% CI)
Depression 366 (7) 31 2.9*** (2.3, 3.8) 2.7*** (2.0, 3.5)
ADHD 515 (10) 21 1.6*** (1.3, 2.1) 1.6** (1.2, 2.1)
ODD 407 (8) 23 1.8*** (1.4, 2.4) 1.8*** (1.4, 2.4)
Conduct disorder 431 (8) 25 2.1*** (1.6, 2.8) 2.1*** (1.5, 2.8)

Note. ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ODD = oppositional defiant disorder; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

a

ORs were adjusted for race/ethnicity, parent education, poverty level, child age and gender, city, household composition, child interview language, and child foreign birth.

**P < .01; ***P < .001.