Table 2. Prevalence and crude odds ratios (ORb) of emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents (n=479), according to total difficulties and its four subscales and one for strengths (prosocial behavior), general and by sex. Cuiabá, MT, Brazil, 2022.
| SDQ domains | Sex | Logistic Regression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General n (%) | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | ORb †(95%CI‡) | p-value | |
| Total difficulties | |||||
| No | 186 (38.83%) | 72 (58.06%) | 114 (32.11%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 293 (61.17%) | 52 (41.94%) | 241 (67.89%) | 2.93 (1.92; 4.46) | <0.01 |
| Emotional symptoms | |||||
| No | 228 (47.60%) | 91 (73.39%) | 137 (38.59%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 251 (52.40%) | 33 (26.61%) | 218 (61.41%) | 4.39 (2.79; 6.89) | <0.01 |
| Conduct problems | |||||
| No | 305 (63.67%) | 88 (70.97%) | 217 (61.13%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 174 (36.33%) | 36 (29.03%) | 138 (38.87%) | 1.55 (1.00; 2.42) | 0.05 |
| Hyperactivity | |||||
| No | 268 (55.95%) | 87 (70.16%) | 181 (50.99%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 211 (44.05%) | 37 (29.84%) | 174 (49.01%) | 2.26 (1.46; 3.50) | <0.01 |
| Peer relationship problems | |||||
| No | 218 (45.51%) | 65 (52.42%) | 153 (43.10%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 261 (54.49%) | 59 (47.58%) | 202 (56.90%) | 1.45 (0.96; 2.19) | 0.07 |
| Prosocial behavior | |||||
| Yes | 430 (89.77%) | 108 (87.10%) | 322 (90.70%) | 1 | |
| No | 49 (10.23%) | 16 (12.90%) | 33 (9.30%) | 0.69 (0.36; 1.31) | 0.26 |
*SDQ = Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; †ORb = Crude Odds Ratio; ‡CI = Confidence Interval