Table 3.

Reasons for school refusal in girls with ASD

	Univariate			Multivariate
	Odds ratio	95% CI	P-value	Odds ratio	95% CI	P-value
1. Bullying	2.443	0.727–8.206	0.148	7.914	1.842–34.003	0.005*
2. Friendship other than bullying	1.454	0.616–3.431	0.393	–	–	–
3. Problems with school personnel	1.461	0.419–5.088	0.552	–	–	–
4. Problems with school record	0.487	0.132–1.790	0.278	–	–	–
5. Concern about course	0.672	0.138–3.271	0.622	–	–	–
6. Problems with school regulations	0	0	0.999	–	–	–
7. Maladjustment at the time of school entrance or promotion	4.722	1.645–13.557	0.004*	5.385	1.670–17.369	0.005*
8. Rapid changes in living environment	2.825	0.818–9.754	0.101	–	–	–
9. Problems in parent–child relationship	1.3	0.502–3.363	0.589	–	–	–
10. Discord at home	0.916	0.277–3.031	0.886	–	–	–
11. Absence due to illness	0.994	0.194–5.091	0.995	–	–	–
12. Delinquency	0.8–65	0.093–8.083	0.899	–	–	–
13. Lethargy	2.427	0.384–15.327	0.346	–	–	–
14. Anxiety and emotional confusion	0.54	0.224–1.302	0.17	–	–	–
15. Intentional denial	0.714	0.189–2.695	0.619	–	–	–
16. Others (physical symptoms, etc.)	3.45	1.422–8.370	0.006*	5.314	1.835–15.391	0.002*
17. Unknown	1.769	0.154–20.291	0.647	–	–	–

*P < 0.05