Table 3 Internalizing and externalizing mental disorders in minority adolescents by socio-economic, psychosocial and school related factors: logistic regression analysis (OR and 95% CI)
Risk factors | Internalizing disorder OR (95% CI) | Externalizing disorder OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 1.00 [reference] | 5.6 (2.8–11.0) +++ |
 Female | 1.6 (1.2–2.2) +++ | 1.00 [reference] |
Religion | ||
 Muslim | 3.2 (2.0–5.0)+++ | 1.0 [reference] |
 Druze | 1.00 [reference] | 2.0 (1.1–3.6) ++ |
In welfare care | ||
 Yes | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 2.7 (1.2–6.0)++ |
 No | 1.00 [reference] | 1.00 [reference] |
Number of siblings | ||
 1–2 | 7.7 (4.5–13.3) +++ | 1.00 [reference] |
 3–4 | 3.1 (1.8–5.2) +++ | 3.8 (1.6–8.9)] ++ |
 5 or more | 1.00 [reference] | 2.1 (0.8–5.7) |
Learning disability | ||
 Yes | 5.2 (2.9–9.4)+++ | 20.8 (10.4–41.6) +++ |
 No | 1.00 [reference] | 1.00 [reference] |
GHQ-12 | ||
 High | 2.4 (1.7–3.3)+++ | 4.3 (247.7) +++ |
 Low | 1.00 [reference] | 1.00 [reference] |