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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of female and male young people in secure care. Values represent frequencies (percentages) unless otherwise stated

From: Young men and young women in secure care: gender differences in the placement of those with mental health needs

 

Females

Males

Females vs Males

   

p

OR (95% CI)

Age

n = 239

n = 899

  

Mean years (SD, range)

15.9 (1.3,12–22)

16.5 (1.0,12–18)

< 0.001

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

  

  < = 15 years

82 (34.3)

145 (16.1)

  

 16–17 years

146 (61.1)

670 (74.5)

  

 18 + years

11 (4.6)

84 (9.3)

< 0.001

 

Ethnicity

n = 240

n = 838

  

 White

202 (84.2)

481 (57.4)

  

 Black

9 (3.8)

183 (21.8)

  

 Asian

8 (3.3)

51 (6.1)

  

 Mixed/Other

21 (8.8)

123 (14.7)

< 0.001

 

 BAME

38 (15.8)

357 (42.6)

< 0.001

0.25 (0.18,0.37)

Physical disability/illness

n = 218

n = 838

  

 One or more

41 (18.8)

219 (26.1)

0.025

0.66 (0.45,0.95)

Psychiatric Diagnosis

n = 244

n = 854

  

 None

30 (12.3)

482 (56.4)

  

 One

95 (38.9)

206 (24.1)

  

 Two

77 (31.6)

94 (11.0)

  

 Three

31 (12.7)

51 (6.0)

  

 Four to five

11 (4.5)

21 (2.5)

< 0.001

 

 Any diagnosis

214 (87.7)

372 (43.6)

< 0.001

9.24 (6.16,13.86)

 Three or more

42 (17.2)

72 (8.4)

< 0.001

2.26 (1.50,3.41)

 Any major NDD

72 (29.5)

214 (25.1)

0.163

1.25 (0.91,1.72)

Risk level

n = 265

n = 906

  

 Risk to self

217 (81.9)

169 (18.7)

< 0.001

19.72 (13.83,28.10)

 Risk to others

132 (49.8)

261 (28.8)

< 0.001

2.45 (1.85,3.25)

  1. Notes: n values differ across variables due to missing data concerning gender (n = 43) and relevant factors; 5 young people identified as transgender and 1 young person as intersex and were not included in analyses; NDD = Neurodevelopmental Disorder (i.e., Learning disability, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)); OR = odd ratios, CI = confidence intervals; Significant group differences and odds ratios are highlighted in bold