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. 2021 Dec 8;6(4):3–19. doi: 10.25646/8863

Table 1.

Predicting developmental outcomes in young adulthood (age 21 to 31 years) in the presence of internalising problems in childhood or adolescence using linear and logistic regression models1

Source: KiGGS baseline survey (2003–2006),

KiGGS Wave 2 (2014–2017)

Outcome in young adulthood2 Coefficient for internalising problems in Model 13 Coefficient for internalising problems in Model 23, 4
Mental health
General mental health (MHI-5) (n=3,449) B=-6.03*** B=-5.10***
Depressive symptoms (PHQ-8) (n=3,456) B=1.35*** B=1.21***
Panic disorder (PHQ panic) (n=3,421) OR=1.95 OR=2.11*
Eating disorder symptoms (SCOFF) (n=3,481) OR=1.80*** OR=1.73***
Life satisfaction and quality of life
General life satisfaction (PWI-A) (n=3,455) B=-6.67*** B=-5.27**
Physical quality of life (SF-8) (n=3,480) B=-1.06** B=-0.82*
Psychological quality of life (SF-8) (n=3,480) B=-3.11*** B=-2.68***
Education status (ISCED)
Low vs. medium (n=3,463) RRR=1.24 OR=1.17
High vs. medium (n=3,463) RRR=0.85 OR=0.89
Substance use
Risky alcohol consumption (Audit-C)5 (n=3,479) B=-0.47*** B=-0.45***
Smoking (n=3,492) OR=0.84 OR=0.87
Partnership, sexual and reproductive health
Permanent partnership (n=3,491) OR=0.79* OR=0.83
Age of first sexual intercourse (n=3,192) B=0.50** B=0.38**
Number of sexual partners (n=3,206) B=-0.05 B=-0.05
General vs. occasional condom use5, 6 (n=3,177) RRR=1.01 OR=1.02
No vs. occasional condom use5, 6 (n=3,177) RRR=0.91 OR=0.94
Risk for unplanned children (n=340)7 OR=2.24* OR=2.40**

B = Beta coefficient, OR = Odds Ratio, RRR = Relative Risk Ratio, MHI = Mental Health Inventory, PHQ = Patient Health Questionnaire,

SCOFF = Sick, Control, One, Fat, Food, PWI-A = Personal Wellbeing Index, SF = Short-Form Health Survey,

ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education, Audit-C = Alcohol use disorders identification test – Consumption

* p < 0.05,

** p < 0.01,

*** p < 0.001

1 Model 1 without and model 2 with consideration of protective factors at KiGGS baseline survey

2 All models adjusted for age, gender, socioeconomic status, migration background and externalising problems

3 OR for categorical outcomes (binary logistic regression), RRR for categorical outcomes (multinomial logistic regression), B for metric outcomes (linear regression), negative coefficients indicate an opposite, positive coefficients an concordant association of the predictor with the respective outcome

4 With adjustment for protective factors

5 Models additionally adjusted for quadratic age term

6 Models additionally adjusted for fixed partnership

7 Lower case number due to filtering in the questionnaire