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Table 6 Regression Analyses of Racial Discrimination and Health and Well-Being Disaggregated by Gender

From: Fifteen-year trends in self-reported racism and link with health and well-being of African Canadian adolescents: a secondary data analysis

 

Racial Discrimination

 

Boys AOR (95% CI)

Girls AOR (95% CI)

Ever had a drink of alcohol

1.38 (0.88,2.16)

1.14 (0.72,1.82)

Cigarette smoking

1.73 (1.07,2.79) *

1.26 (0.74,2.15)

Substance use (e.g., heroin, cocaine)

2.15 (1.37,3.37) **

0.96 (0.56,1.64)

Sexually experienced (Given or received oral sex and/or ever had sex)

1.65 (1.03,2.64) *

1.000 (.60,1.66)

Good/Excellent

0.50 (0.29,0.88) *

0.77 (0.48,1.22)

Extreme Stress

2.52 (1.21,5.26) *

1.24 (0.73,2.08)

Have considered suicide

1.53 (0.83,2.83)

2.01 (1.20,3.34) **

Attempted suicide

2.94 (1.09,7.91) *

1.61 (0.72,3.60)

Did not receive emotional and mental health services

2.24 (1.13,4.42) *

1.93 (1.24,3.01) **

  1. *p < .05, ** p < .01