Risk profiles of adolescent girls who were victims of dating violence

Adolescence, Spring, 2003 by Donna E. Howard, Min Qi Wang

Table 1

Prevalence Rates and Unadjusted Odds Ratios for Relationships Between
Dating Violence and Demographic, Psychological, and Behavioral Risk
Factors Among Adolescent Girls Participating in the 1999 YRBS

Risk Factor                 Prevalence (%)  Odds Ratio     95% CI

Grade
 12th grade                     10.88          1.40     0.66-2.98
 11th grade                      8.77          1.10     0.65-1.86
 10th grade                      9.58          1.21     0.68-2.16
 9th grade                       8.02          1.00
Ethnicity
 Black                          14.15          2.05 **  1.40-3.01
 Hispanic                       11.31          1.59     0.92-2.76
 Other                          10.08          1.40     0.79-2.48
 White                           7.43          1.00
Felt Sad/Hopeless
 Yes                            16.52          3.62 **  2.51-5.22
 No                              5.19          1.00
Considered Suicide
 Yes                            15.77          2.46 **  1.63-3.70
 No                              7.08          1.00
Attempted Suicide
 Yes                            16.78          2.19 **  1.48-3.26
 No                              8.42          1.00
Physical Fight
 2  times                       18.14          3.13 **  2.10-4.67
 1 time                         14.39          2.38 **  1.53-3.70
 0 times                         6.61          1.00
Physical Fight and Treated
 1  times                       28.82          4.26 **  2.29-7.94
 0 times                         8.68          1.00
Gun Carrying
 1  days                        34.24          5.29 **  2.47-11.36
 0 days                          8.95          1.00
Daily Cigarette Smoking
 2  cigarettes                  16.47          3.02 **  2.09-4.35
 1 cigarette                    11.27          1.94 **  1.24-3.06
 0 cigarettes                    6.13          1.00
Had 5  Alcoholic Drinks
 6  days                        21.81          4.27 **  2.52-7.23
 1-5 days                       15.49          2.81 **  2.01-3.91
 0 days                          6.13          1.00
Used Cocaine or Glue
 1  times                       50.21         10.25 **  4.51-23.30
 0 times                         8.96          1.00
Multiple Sex Partners
 2  people                      26.48          6.88 **  4.20-11.25
 1 person                       14.79          3.32 **  2.26-4.87
 None                            4.98          1.00
Alcohol/Drugs Before Sex
 Yes                            21.45          6.91 **  4.22-11.34
 No                             13.78          4.04 **  2.74-5.98
 Never had intercourse           3.80          1.00
You/Partner Used Condoms
 No                             17.58          5.41 **  3.39-8.64
 Yes                            13.26          3.88 **  2.63-5.71
 Never had intercourse           3.79          1.00

Note. The last category was used as the reference.

* p < .05

** p < .01

Table 2

Adjusted Odds Ratios for Relationships Between Dating Violence and
Demographic, Psychological, and Behavioral Risk Factors Among Adolescent
Girls Participating in the 1999 YRBS

Risk Factor                 Odds Ratio   95% CI

Ethnicity
 Black                         2.32 **  1.43-3.76
 Hispanic                      1.82 *   1.04-3.19
 Other                         1.20     0.62-2.29
 White                         1.00
Felt Sad/Hopeless
 Yes                           2.13 **  1.49-3.06
 No                            1.00
Considered Suicide
 Yes                           1.67     0.87-3.20
 No                            1.00
Attempted Suicide
 Yes                           0.77     0.36-1.66
 No                            1.00
Physical Fight
 2  times                      1.36     0.75-2.49
 1 time                        1.46     0.84-2.53
 0 times                       1.00
Physical Fight and Treated
 1   times                     1.63     0.77-3.46
 0 times                       1.00
Gun Carrying
 1  days                       2.26     0.54-9.51
 0 days                        1.00
Daily Cigarette Smoking
 2  cigarettes                 1.12     0.69-1.80
 1 cigarette                   1.42     0.88-2.28
 0 cigarettes                  1.00
Had 5  Alcoholic Drinks
 6  days                       1.96 *   1.17-3.28
 1-5 days                      1.56 **  1.17-2.08
 0 days                        1.00
Used Cocaine or Glue
 1  times                      2.90 *   1.05-8.00
 0 times                       1.00
Multiple Sex Partners
 2  people                     2.38 *   1.24-4.56
 1 person                      1.61     0.82-3.13
 None                          1.00
Alcohol/Drugs Before Sex
 Yes                           1.57     0.77-3.19
 No                            1.45     0.82-2.58
 Never had intercourse         1.00
You/Partner Used Condoms
 No                            1.53 *   1.01-2.32
 Yes                           1.48     0.82-2.64
 Never had intercourse         1.00

Note. The last category was used as the reference.

* p < .05

** p < .01