Risk Behaviors in Teens with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Study from the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium
Table 3
Adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for high-risk behaviors in the CKD group by age category, gender, and race.
High-risk behavior
N
Age 16–19 y (ref = 13–15 y); AOR (95% CI)
Male gender (ref = female); AOR (95% CI)
White race (ref = non-white); AOR (95% CI)
Driving safety-related behaviors
Wore a seatbelt less than always
302
1.1 (0.7–1.9)
0.662
2.1 (1.2–3.6)
0.006
0.8 (0.5–1.4)
0.426
Past 30 d: rode with drinking driver
302
0.8 (0.4–1.7)
0.551
1.5 (0.7–3.5)
0.305
0.6 (0.3–1.3)
0.177
Past 30 d: texted or emailed while driving (in teens who drove)
152
3.6 (0.9–13.2)
0.058
2.8 (1.0–7.9)
0.050
0.5 (0.2–1.1)
0.093
Past 30 d: drove while drinking (in teens who drove)a
152
1.8 (0.2–16.0)
0.589
0.9 (0.2–4.3)
0.843
0.8 (0.2–4.2)
0.817
Sexual experience
Lifetime: ever had sexual intercourse
297
10.0 (5.0–28.6)
<0.001
1.0 (0.6–2.0)
0.932
0.7 (0.4–1.1)
0.143
Past 3 m: ≥ 2 sex partners and/or no protection last time (in teens who had sexual intercourse)
78
2.5 (0.4–16.9)
0.341
1.1 (0.4–3.1)
0.731
0.3 (0.1–0.8)
0.021
Drank alcohol or used drugs last time had sexual intercourse (in teens who had sexual intercourse)a
78
na
na
2.4 (0.8–7.7)
0.129
1.1 (0.4–3.1)
0.901
Substance abuse
Lifetime: ever had alcohol
289
3.3 (2.0–10.0)
<0.001
1.1 (0.6–2.0)
0.685
1.1 (0.6–2.0)
0.693
Past 30 d: 1 or more drinks of alcohol
298
2.0 (0.7–5.2)
0.171
0.7 (0.3–1.6)
0.370
0.8 (0.3–1.8)
0.535
Past 30 d: 1 or more days of binge drinkingc
298
3.2 (0.4–28.4)
0.287
1.5 (0.3–8.4)
0.673
1.5 (0.3–8.5)
0.642
Past 30 d: smoked cigarettes or E-cigarettes
301
3.1 (1.1–8.4)
0.029
1.7 (0.7–4.0)
0.245
1.4 (0.6–3.2)
0.448
Past 30 d: used marijuana
301
6.1 (1.8–20.6)
0.004
1.2 (0.5–2.7)
0.691
0.6 (0.3–1.3)
0.179
Lifetime: used 1 or more illicit drugs or prescription drugs without prescription
299
3.5 (1.5–8.3)
0.004
1.3 (0.6–2.7)
0.438
0.7 (0.4–1.5)
0.373
Past 12 m: someone offered, sold, or gave you an illegal drug on school property (in teens attending school)
264
3.0 (1.3–6.9)
0.010
0.9 (0.4–1.8)
0.708
0.7 (0.3–1.4)
0.288
Bullying and conflicts
Past 12 m: in physical fight
301
0.6 (0.3–1.2)
0.157
1.1 (0.6–2.1)
0.812
0.7 (0.4–1.4)
0.304
Past 12 m: bullied at school (in teens attending school)
265
0.5 (0.2–1.1)
0.091
0.8 (0.4–1.8)
0.624
2.9 (1.2–6.8)
0.018
Past 12 m: electronically bullied
301
1.3 (0.5–3.5)
0.577
0.4 (0.1–0.9)
0.040
3.2 (1.1–9.4)
0.030
Depression and suicide-related behaviors
Past 12 m: depressed ≥2 wk
301
0.8 (0.4–1.3)
0.334
0.4 (0.2–0.7)
0.001
0.6 (0.3–1.0)
0.063
Past 12 m: seriously considered attempting suicide
301
1.3 (0.6–2.9)
0.468
0.5 (0.2–1.0)
0.062
0.7 (0.4–1.6)
0.438
Past 12 m: made a suicidal plan
301
1.2 (0.5–2.8)
0.668
0.4 (0.2–0.9)
0.030
1.2 (0.5–2.8)
0.662
Past 12 m: attempted suicidea
299
0.7 (0.2–2.5)
0.611
0.3 (0.1–1.1)
0.064
0.6 (0.2–2.1)
0.454
Past 12 m: suicide attempt resulted in injury needing doctor or nurse (in teens who attempted suicide)b
11
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aOdds ratios are unadjusted because the number of teens who had the behavior was too small for logistic regression. bStatistics were not performed because the sample size is too small; 4/11 (36.4%) teens who attempted suicide required medical attention. cBinge drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row, within a couple of hours. AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; d, days; m, months; Ref., reference category; wk, weeks; y, years. Multiple logistic regression models included age category, gender, race, type of kidney disease, and number of medications/day. na, odds ratio not available because no 13- to 15-year-olds drank or used drugs the last time had sex.
