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. 2019 Jan 31;3(1):e000340. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000340

Table 4.

Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models predicting having 1+ and 3+ ACEs, respectively, at age 8

Univariable: 1+ ACE Multivariable 1+ ACE Univariable: 3+ ACE Multivariable 3+ ACE
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Sex of child
 Male 1.21 1.03 to 1.44 1.31 1.09 to 1.56 1.45 1.11 to 1.89 1.51 1.15 to 1.98
 Female
Education of mother
 Degree or higher 0.18 0.11 to 0.27 0.87 0.54 to 1.41 0.18 0.10 to 0.33 0.86 0.38 to 1.92
 Vocational qualification 0.34 0.22 to 0.53 1.07 0.67 to 1.73 0.48 0.30 to 0.79 1.10 0.58 to 2.10
 Highers 0.32 0.20 to 0.53 0.94 0.55 to 1.63 0.30 0.13 to 0.67 0.43 0.16 to 1.16
 Standard Grade 0.80 0.51 to 1.27 1.72 1.07 to 2.78 1.08 0.67 to 1.73 1.56 0.87 to 2.78
 Other 0.14 0.05 to 0.43 0.41 0.12 to 1.45 0.23 0.03 to 1.85 0.54 0.05 to 6.53
 No qualifications
Age of mother at birth of child
 Under 20 6.07 3.16 to 11.66 1.44 0.69 to 3.01 7.26 1.58 to 33.37 2.19 0.45 to 10.57
 20–29 1.62 0.87 to 3.02 0.75 0.37 to 1.52 2.12 0.49 to 9.16 1.06 0.23 to 4.82
 30–39 0.93 0.49 to 1.75 0.74 0.35 to 1.59 0.88 0.20 to 3.88 0.70 0.15 to 3.25
 40 or over
Household equivalised income quintile
 Bottom (£<8410) 15.05 9.67 to 23.43 7.11 4.53 to 11.17 11.99 7.02 to 20.47 5.73 2.82 to 11.64
 2nd quintile (£8410–£13 749) 3.16 2.36 to 4.22 1.96 1.52 to 2.53 3.90 2.12 to 7.16 2.45 1.15 to 5.20
 3rd quintile (£13 750–£21,784) 2.07 1.59 to 2.69 1.52 1.17 to 1.97 2.97 1.70 to 5.20 2.26 1.17 to 4.35
 4th quintile (£21 785–£33 570) 1.59 1.23 to 2.05 1.38 1.07 to 1.79 1.46 0.80 to 2.65 1.31 0.71 to 2.41
 Top quintile (£≥£33 571)
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation area quintile
 1—Most deprived 6.06 4.71 to 7.80 2.29 1.71 to 3.06 1.56 0.89 to 2.72 1.05 0.60 to 1.84
 2 2.90 2.25 to 3.73 1.47 1.07 to 2.01 1.75 1.00 to 3.05 1.19 0.66 to 2.16
 3 2.38 1.93 to 2.94 1.83 1.42 to 2.36 3.51 2.02 to 5.75 0.98 0.54 to 1.80
 4 1.67 1.31 to 2.13 1.52 1.15 to 2.02 3.84 2.33 to 6.34 1.22 0.73 to 2.04
 5—Least deprived
Urban/rural classification
 Urban 1.79 1.50 to 2.13 1.57 1.26 to 1.95 2.56 1.62 to 4.05 1.82 1.14 to 2.92
 Rural
 Ethnicity
 White 1.46 0.95 to 2.48 1.80 0.80 to 4.03
 Non-white
Sample size 2848 2848 2848 2848

ACE, adverse childhood experience.