Table 5.
Factors associated with being physically attacked (results of bi-variable and multi-variable analysis)
| Characteristic | Bi-variable analysis OR (95%CI) |
Multi-variable analysis aOR (95%CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 13–15 yrs | 1.0 (0.8–1.2)* | – |
| 16–17 yrs | 1 | ||
| Sex | Male | 2.3 (1.9–2.7) | 1.8 (1.5–2. 1) |
| Female | 1 | 1 | |
| Was Bullied | Yes | 4. 1 (3.5–4.8) | 2.3 (1.9–2.5) |
| No | 1 | 1 | |
| Felt lonely | Yes | 2. 1 (1.6–2.7) | – |
| No | 1 | ||
| Considered suicide | Yes | 2.2 (1.7–2.8) | – |
| No | 1 | ||
| Current smoking | Yes | 3.8 (2.5–5.8) | – |
| No | 1 | ||
| Current use of alcohol | Yes | 3.2 (2.1–4.9) | – |
| No | 1 | ||
| Current use of recreational drugs | Yes | 7.7 (4.3–13.6) | – |
| No | 1 | ||
| Had close friends | No | 1.3 (0.9–1.8)* | – |
| Yes | 1 | ||
| Lacked parental supervision | Yes | 1.6 (1. 1–1.9) | – |
| No | 1 | ||
| Was physically attacked | Yes | 3.5 (3.0–4. 1) | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) |
| No | 1 | 1 | |
| Was in a fight | Yes | 3.5 (3.0–4. 1) | 1.9 (1.6–2.3) |
| No | 1 | 1 | |
*Not significant at p = 0.05 level