International Journal for Equity in Health

Table 2 Models examining association between caregiver-perceived racial discrimination and mental health related outcomes in Aboriginal children

From: Caregiver-perceived racial discrimination is associated with diverse mental health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 7–12 years

	Model 1^b			Model 2^c
	Adjusted OR	95% CI	P-value	Adjusted OR	95% CI	P-value
Negative mental health
No exposure	Ref			Ref
Ever exposed	1.66	1.17–2.36	0.01	1.99	1.32–2.99	0.001
Sleep difficulties
No exposure	Ref			Ref
Ever exposed	1.85	1.31–2.63	< 0.001	2.00	1.35–2.96	< 0.001
Behaviour issues at school
No exposure	Ref			Ref
Ever exposed	1.68	1.15–2.44	0.01	1.88	1.21–2.91	0.01
Tried cigarettes^a
No exposure	Ref			Ref
Ever exposed	4.74	1.27–17.69	0.02	7.05	1.10–45.02	0.04
Tried alcohol^a
No exposure	Ref			Ref
Ever exposed	1.46	0.71–3.02	0.30	1.81	0.78–4.20	0.17
General health
No exposure	Ref			Ref
Ever exposed	0.71	0.26–1.94	0.50	0.70	0.23–2.12	0.53
Underweight
No exposure	Ref			Ref
Ever exposed	1.76	0.84–3.69	0.14	1.61	0.66–3.93	0.29
Obesity
No exposure	Ref			Ref
Ever exposed	1.76	1.23–2.52	0.002	1.68	1.12–2.53	0.01

^aChild cohort only
^bModel adjusted for child age and gender
^cModel adjusted for child age and gender, geographic remoteness, area-level socioeconomic status and family-level socioeconomic status (primary carer reported highest education completed, financial difficulty and prior homelessness)

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