Table 2 Perinatal factors of children with the Internalizing Problems (IP) or with the Externalizing Problems (EP) compared to controls
Controls without IP (N = 959) | IP (N = 44) | Controls vs. IP | Controls without EP (N = 973) | EP (N = 30) | Controls vs. EP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | UOR | d (95% CI) | p | % | % | UOR | d (95% CI) | p | |
Maternal age at pregnancy | ||||||||||
Below 30 | 67.8 | 61.9 | ref | 68.0 | 55.2 | ref | ||||
30 years or above | 32.2 | 38.1 | 1.30 (0.69-2.46) | 0.06 (-0.09-0.21) | 0.423 | 32.0 | 44.8 | 1.72 (0.82-3.63) | 0.13 (-0.05-0.31) | 0.152 |
Unwanted pregnancy | 28.3 | 29.0 | 1.68 (0.85-3.09) | 0.12 (-0.03-0.27) | 0.144 | 28.1 | 53.3 | 2.76 (1.28-5.95) | 0.24 (0.06-0.42) | 0.010* |
No regular prenatal check-ups | 10.8 | 9.3 | 0.84 (0.30-2.41) | -0.04 (-0.21-0.29) | 0.750 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 0.95 (0.28-3.21) | -0.01 (-0.31-0.29) | 0.939 |
Maternal alcohol intake | 3.9 | 6.8 | 1.79 (0.53-6.04) | 0.14 (-0.16-0.44) | 0.349 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 2.76 (0.80-9.49) | 0.24 (-0.78-1.26) | 0.108 |
Severe stress during pregnancy | 32.1 | 61.4 | 3.36 (1.80-6.25)) | 0.29 (0.14-0.44) | <0.001** | 32.7 | 56.7 | 2.69 (1.29-5.61) | 0.24 (0.06-0.42) | 0.008** |
Change in primary care taker | 14.6 | 18.6 | 1.34 (0.61-2.95) | 0.07 (-0.12-0.26) | 0.467 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 0.89 (0.31-2.58) | -0.03 (-0.29-0.23) | 0.815 |
Primary care taker other than mother | 21.0 | 20.5 | 0.97 (0.46-2.06) | -0.01 (-0.20-0.18) | 0.932 | 20.8 | 26.7 | 1.39 (0.61-3.16) | 0.08 (-0.12-0.28) | 0.438 |
Postpartum depression | ||||||||||
None | 73.4 | 52.6 | ref | 72.5 | 68.0 | ref | ||||
Very mild to mild | 17.4 | 26.3 | 2.10 (0.96-4.60) | 0.18 (-0.01-0.37) | 0.063 | 17.7 | 24.0 | 1.45 (0.56-3.74) | 0.09 (-0.15-0.23) | 0.444 |
Moderate to severe | 9.2 | 21.1 | 3.19 (1.36-7.53) | 0.28 (0.07-0.49) | 0.008** | 9.8 | 8.0 | 0.87 (0.20-3.84) | -0.03 (-0.39-0.33) | 0.853 |