Table 3.

Early puberty and young adulthood outcomes

	Physical Development
	Early		On-time
	%	(SE)	%	(SE)	Dir	OR	(95% CI)	P
Crime (16–21 years)
Minor	12.3	(5.0)	12.5	(2.4)		1.0	(0.4–2.4)	0.96
Moderate/Serious	9.4	(3.9)	6.6	(1.6)		1.5	(0.5–4.1)	0.47
Self-reported police contact	16.6	(4.8)	12.2	(2.4)		1.4	(0.6–3.7)	0.45
Self-reported incarceration	0.3	(0.3)	0.3	(0.1)		1.1	(0.1–10.6)	0.92
Any crime outcome	29.1	(6.7)	24.3	(3.0)		1.3	(0.6–2.6)	0.51
Substance Use
Alcohol abuse/dependence	4.7	(3.2)	7.1	(2.0)		0.7	(0.1–2.9)	0.58
THC abuse/dependence	4.3	(3.2)	4.4	(1.6)		1.0	(0.2–5.3)	0.99
Illicit drug abuse/dependence	1.9	(0.9)	6.5	(2.8)	↓	0.3	(0.1–0.8)	0.02
Any substance outcome	9.4	(4.4)	11.6	(2.4)		0.8	(0.3–2.4)	0.69
Education/SES
School dropout	11.7	(4.5)	12.1	(2.1)		1.0	(0.4–2.5)	0.94
Low occupational Status	39.8	(7.7)	33.5	(3.7)		1.3	(0.6–2.7)	0.46
Household in poverty	67.0	(7.3)	64.3	(3.8)		1.1	(0.6–2.3)	0.75
Material Hardship	59.7	(7.7)	45.9	(3.9)		1.7	(0.8–3.3)	0.14
Any education/employment outcome	92.3	(4.0)	84.2	(2.9)		2.2	(0.7–7.3)	0.18
Sexual Behavior
Going home with stranger	6.4	(4.3)	3.9	(1.6)		1.7	(0.3–8.6)	0.55
Multiple sexual partners (>=10)	3.1	(2.9)	0.3	(0.1)	↑	10.0	(1.2–85.9)	0.04
Pregnancy	29.8	(6.8)	34.5	(3.6)		0.8	(0.4–1.6)	0.55
Multiple pregnancies	12.1	(4.9)	10.6	(2.0)		1.1	(0.4–2.9)	0.93
Sexually transmitted disease	10.1	(4.4)	6.8	(1.9)		1.5	(0.5–4.7)	0.45
Any sexual outcome	22.6	(6.4)	19.9	(3.0)		1.2	(0.5–2.6)	0.69
Psychiatric functioning
Depressive Disorders	15.2	(5.9)	5.1	(1.5)	↑	3.4	(1.2–9.8)	0.03
Anxiety Disorders	8.8	(4.4)	10.3	(2.4)		0.8	(0.3–2.7)	0.77
Generalized Anxiety	7.4	(4.3)	3.9	(1.6)		2.0	(0.5–8.8)	0.37
Panic	4.3	(3.2)	8.2	(2.2)		0.5	(0.1–2.5)	0.40
Agoraphobia	4.4	(3.2)	4.2	(1.6)		1.1	(0.2–5.6)	0.95
Any psychiatric outcome	17.6	(5.9)	18.0	(3.0)		1.0	(0.4–2.4)	0.95

Antisocial personality disorder was excluded because of its low prevalence in females.

OR = odds ratio; 95%CI=95 percent confidence interval.