Table 4

Logistic regression analyses of the adjusted association between the selected risk factors and the outcome measure psychopathology probable. The OR is adjusted for the effect of sex

Risk factors

Psychopathology probable

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

P*

(n/N)

(%)

4–16-year-old children (a)

Length of stay

0–12 months

(4/35)

11.4

1.0

13–91 months

(82/211)

38.9

5.5

(1.8–16.3)

0.002

Number of relocations

0–3 relocations

(9/47)

19.1

1.0

4–13 relocations

(77/199)

38.7

3.0

(1.4 – 6.7)

0.006

11–16-year-old children (b)

Length of stay

0–12 months

(1/16)

6.3

1.0

13–91 months

(61/91)

67.0

30

(3.8 – 237)

0.001

Number of relocations

0–3 relocations

(4/18)

22.2

1.0

4–13 relocations

(58/89)

65.2

6.7

(2.0 – 22.2)

0.002

(a) Based on teacher-responded SDQs for the 4–16-year-old children.

(b) Based on teacher-responded SDQs for the 11–16-year-old children and the self-reported SDQs for the 11–16-year-olds.

* A Wald significance-test at a 5% level was used.

Nielsen et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:293   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-293