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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2016 Mar 3;55(5):400–407.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.02.010

Table 2.

Covariates of the Three Trajectory Classes With Increased Risk

Covariates Class 1 (Increasing) Class 2 (Highest Overall) Class 3 (Decreasing)
b se z b se z b se z
Internal Indicators of Validity
Attrition (dropout + death) 0.432 0.418 1.06 −0.188 0.415 −0.46 −0.274 0.241 −1.13
Prehospitalization attempts 0.080 0.289 0.27 1.062** 0.287 3.724 0.877*** 0.167 5.27
Posthospitalization attempts 0.936* 0.415 2.24 4.417*** 0.411 10.71 0.617* 0.240 2.58
Demographic
Age at hospitalization −0.374 0.435 −0.86 0.931 0.431 2.16 0.861*** 0.251 3.43
Gender 0.140 0.580 0.24 0.761 0.588 1.29 0.648 0.336 1.92
Race/ethnicity 0.775 0.862 0.90 1.215 0.989 1.23 0.203 0.402 0.51
Diagnostic Risk Factorsa
ADHD −0.312 0.492 0.63 0.789 0.464 1.70 0.302 0.367 0.83
CD 0.103 0.507 0.20 0.694 0.441 1.57 −0.053 0.236 −0.23
Dysthmic disorder −0.043 0.479 −0.09 0.718 0.459 1.56 0.165 0.388 0.43
GAD −0.546 0.807 −0.68 1.603** 0.571 2.81 0.589 0.358 1.52
MDD 0.424 0.406 1.04 1.227*** 0.377 3.25 0.346 0.249 1.39
ODD 0.105 0.438 0.24 0.296 0.605 0.49 −0.099 0.324 −0.28
Panic disorder 0.031 0.829 0.04 0.995 0.538 1.85 0.756 0.503 1.51
Phobic disorder −0.527 0.691 0.76 1.151* 0.585 1.97 0.056 0.551 0.10
SUD 0.176 0.481 0.37 −0.084 0.412 0.21 0.032 0.281 0.12
Other Risk Factors
Aggression (adulthood) 6.232* 2.887 2.16 4.275 3.680 1.19 1.629 1.873 0.87
Family history suicidal behavior −1.000 0.991 −1.00 0.826 0.626 1.32 0.250 0.411 0.61
Hopelessness 0.496 0.612 0.81 2.645** 0.847 3.13 0.531 0.382 1.39
Impulsivity (adulthood) 10.017** 3.296 3.05 7.108* 2.954 2.40 2.073 1.927 1.07
Physical abuseb 0.610 0.587 1.04 0.892 0.579 1.54 0.249 0.347 0.72
Sexual abuse 0.340 0.597 0.60 1.218* 0.591 2.06 0.597 0.343 1.74
Trait anxiety 4.391* 2.246 1.96 11.800*** 2.691 4.37 4.610** 1.441 3.20
Protective Factors
Parenthood −0.622 0.592 −1.06 −0.283 0.573 −0.49 0.529 0.344 1.54
Perceived social support −0.430 0.292 −1.47 −0.159 0.344 −0.46 −0.113 0.185 −0.62
Survival and coping beliefs −0.218 0.125 −1.75 −0.787** 0.249 −3.16 −0.287** 0.107 2.68
Nonsuicidal Outcomes
Impairment in behavior to others 0.942* 0.432 2.18 0.617 0.408 1.51 0.118 0.289 0.41
Impairment in role performance 1.077* 0.515 2.08 0.874* 0.443 1.97 0.269 0.320 0.84
Overall social adjustment in
adulthood
9.734** 3.108 3.13 11.074** 3.625 3.05 1.810 2.159 0.83
Incarcerationsc −0.336 0.581 −0.58 −0.250 0.573 0.44 −0.400 0.333 −1.21
School drop-outc,d 0.335 0.600 0.56 0.444 0.595 0.76 0.107 0.333 0.32

Note: ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; CD = conduct disorder; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; MDD = major depressive disorder; ODD = oppositional defiant disorder; SUD = substance use disorder

a

Log(proportion) of time in episode of disorder, approximately normally distributed.

b

Other than sexual abuse.

c

Coded as binary variable (yes, no)

d

Participants were coded as dropping out of school even if they re-entered school and completed at a later time, or later received their Graduate Equivalency Degree

*

p ≤ .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001