Table 3

Multivariate analysis results on the association between physical fighting on school property and selected characteristics among US High School students, 2005

Characteristics
Adjusted OR [95% CI]

Age (years)

     ≤ 14
1.00
     15
0.91 [0.67, 1.24]
     16
0.74 [0.54, 1.01]
     17
0.43 [0.31, 0.59]
     18+
0.41 [0.29, 0.59]
Gender

     Female
1.00
     Male
2.23 [1.89, 2.63]
Ethnicity

     White
1.00
     American Indian or Alaska Native
2.11 [1.22, 3.66]
     Asians
0.70 [0.38, 1.28]
     Blacks
1.72 [1.42, 2.09]
     Native Hawaii or other Pacific Islander
2.18 [1.01, 4.79]
     Hispanics
1.74 [1.41, 2.16]
Cigarette smoking in the last 30 days

     No
1.00
     Yes
1.70 [1.37, 2.10]
Alcohol use in the last 30 days

     No
1.00
     Yes
1.45 [1.20, 1.76]
Ever used illegal drugs

     No
1.00
     Yes
1.73 [1.42, 2.12]
Property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property in the last 12 months

     No
1.00
     Yes
2.06 [1.74, 2.44]
Threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in the last 12 months

     No
1.00
     Yes
2.63 [2.06, 3.34]
Video game (hours/school day)

     ≤ 2
1.00
     3+
1.29 [1.07, 1.56]

Rudatsikira et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:16   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-16