Table 2.

Associations between CRP and bullying involvement within childhood/adolescence (ages 9–16)

	Simple			Adjusted for CRP-related covariates			Adjusted for bullying-related covariates
Bully status	β (SE)	P	Sig. covariates	β (SE)	P	Sig. covariates	β (SE)	P	Sig. covariates
Recent status
Pure bully	0.07 (0.05)	0.11	Prior CRP	0.05 (0.05)	0.25	Prior CRP, race, BMI, med. use	0.08 (0.05)	0.12	Prior CRP, race, family dysfunction
Pure victim	0.03 (0.02)	0.19	Prior CRP	0.03 (0.02)	0.22	Prior CRP, race, BMI, med. use	0.04 (0.02)	0.10	Prior CRP, race, family dysfunction
Bully–victim	0.06 (0.07)	0.35	Prior CRP	0.02 (0.07)	0.78	Prior CRP, race, BMI, med. use	0.07 (0.07)	0.32	Prior CRP, race, family dysfunction
Cumulative
Pure bully	0.01 (0.01)	0.63	Prior CRP	0.00 (0.01)	0.87	Prior CRP, race, BMI, med. use	0.01 (0.02)	0.58	Prior CRP, race, anxiety, family dysfunction
Pure victim	0.02 (0.01)	0.01	Prior CRP	0.02 (0.01)	0.01	Prior CRP, race, BMI, med. use	0.02 (0.01)	0.008	Prior CRP, race, anxiety, family dysfunction
Bully–victim	0.05 (0.05)	0.32	Prior CRP	0.03 (0.06)	0.66	Prior CRP, race, BMI, med. use	0.05 (0.06)	0.41	Prior CRP, race, anxiety, family dysfunction

All models were tested using weighted linear regression. Simple models include current status on the bullying variables and status of CRP at the prior observation. CRP-related covariates also included the following: sex, age, race/ethnicity, time since last interview, BMI, recent nicotine use, recent alcohol use, recent drug use, recent medication use, health ailments, and low SES. Bullying-related covariates include sex, race/ethnicity, low SES, family instability, family dysfunction, maltreatment, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, or substance disorders. Boldface values are significant at the P < 0.05 level.