Table 3 Perinatal factors of children with the Internalizing Problems (IP) or with the Externalizing Problems (EP) compared to a random sample from controls
Controls without IP (N = 96) | IP (N = 44) | Controls vs. IP | Controls without EP (N = 97) | EP (N = 30) | Controls vs. EP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | UOR | d (95% CI) | p | % | % | UOR | d (95% CI) | p | |
Maternal age at pregnancy | ||||||||||
Below 30 | 68.1 | 61.9 | ref | 68.0 | 55.2 | ref | ||||
30 years or above | 31.9 | 38.1 | 1.31 (0.62-2.80) | 0.07 (-0.12-0.25) | 0.482 | 32.0 | 44.8 | 1.45 (0.61-3.45) | 0.09 (-0.12-0.30) | 0.399 |
Unwanted pregnancy | 25.0 | 39.0 | 1.92 (0.86-4.27) | 0.16 (-1.80-2.12) | 0.109 | 28.1 | 53.3 | 3.55 (1.40-8.99) | 0.30 (0.08-0.53) | 0.008** |
No regular prenatal check-ups | 14.0 | 9.3 | 0.63 (0.19-2.06) | -0.11 (-0.40-0.18) | 0.446 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 1.75 (0.39-7.85) | 0.13 (-0.23-0.50) | 0.463 |
Maternal alcohol intake | 4.0 | 6.8 | 1.74 (0.37-8.12) | 0.13 (-0.25-0.51) | 0.482 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 2.22 (0.47-10.57) | 0.19 (-0.19-0.57) | 0.316 |
Severe stress during pregnancy | 37.6 | 61.4 | 2.63 (1.26-5.50)) | 0.23 (0.05-0.41) | 0.010* | 32.7 | 56.7 | 2.35 (1.01-5.50) | 0.21 (-0.00-0.41) | 0.048* |
Change in primary care taker | 11.1 | 18.6 | 1.83 (0.67-5.03) | 0.15 (-0.10-0.39) | 0.242 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 0.54 (0.17-1.75) | -0.15 (-0.43-0.14) | 0.302 |
Primary care taker other than mother | 21.2 | 20.5 | 0.96 (0.40-2.30) | -0.01 (-0.22-0.20) | 0.918 | 20.8 | 26.7 | 1.55 (0.58-4.10) | 0.11 (-0.14-0.35) | 0.382 |
Postpartum depression | ||||||||||
None | 737 | 52.6 | ref | 72.5 | 68.0 | ref | ||||
Very mild to mild | 16.2 | 26.3 | 2.28 (0.90-5.79) | 0.20 (-0.03-0.43) | 0.083 | 17.7 | 24.0 | 1.25 (0.41-3.81) | 0.05 (-0.22-0.33) | 0.696 |
Moderate to severe | 10.1 | 21.1 | 2.92 (1.02-8.37) | 0.26 (-0.00-0.52) | 0.046* | 9.8 | 8.0 | 0.90 (0.17-4.91) | 0.03 (-0.39-0.44) | 0.905 |