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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for all study variables

From: Predictors of child and adolescent mental health treatment outcome

 

Full sample (N = 5907)

Follow up sample (N = 1805)

N

%

N

%

Deprivation

 Least

994

16.83

279

15.46

 Low

993

16.81

268

14.85

 Lower

1006

17.03

284

15.73

 High

1171

19.82

377

20.89

 Most

1743

29.51

597

33.07

Demographics

 Female vs. male

3540

59.93

1120

62.05

 Age (M, SD)

13.76

2.45

13.59

2.33

Ethnicity

Asian

117

1.98

52

2.88

  Indian

26

0.44

14

0.78

  Pakistani

46

0.78

19

1.05

  Bangladeshi

13

0.22

8

0.44

  Asian other

32

0.54

11

0.61

Black

94

1.59

38

2.11

  Caribbean

41

0.69

16

0.89

  African

32

0.54

13

0.72

  Black other

21

0.36

9

0.5

Mixed-race

200

3.39

56

3.1

  White and Black Caribbean

73

1.24

19

1.05

  White and Black African

23

0.39

9

0.5

  White and Asian

46

0.78

13

0.72

  Mixed-race other

58

0.98

15

0.83

Any other ethnic group

270

4.57

87

4.82

  Chinese

6

0.1

2

0.11

  Other

264

4.47

85

4.71

  Not reported

883

14.95

353

19.56

  White British

4210

71.27

1161

64.32

Another White background

133

2.25

58

3.21

  White Irish

14

0.24

5

0.28

  White other

119

2.01

53

2.94

Referral source

 Primary care

2874

48.65

957

53.02

 Self-referral

286

4.84

101

5.6

 Education

450

7.62

152

8.42

 Social care/ youth justice

207

3.5

56

3.1

 Child health

242

4.1

69

3.82

 Self-referral

286

4.84

101

5.6

 Education

450

7.62

152

8.42

 Social care/ youth justice

207

3.5

56

3.1

 Child health

242

4.1

69

3.82

 A&E

416

7.04

113

6.26

 Mental health

264

4.47

57

3.16

 Other

573

9.7

152

8.42

 Not known

595

10.07

148

8.2

Presenting difficulties

 Social anxiety

3468

58.71

1030

57.06

 Separation anxiety

2144

36.3

618

34.24

 Generalised anxiety

3604

61.01

1085

60.11

 OCD

1432

24.24

432

23.93

 Panic

2024

34.26

580

32.13

 Agoraphobia

1550

26.24

472

26.15

 Phobia

931

15.76

287

15.9

 Low mood

3607

61.06

1091

60.44

 Repetitive behaviour

845

14.31

242

13.41

 Self-harm

2318

39.24

702

38.89

 Bipolar disorder

824

13.95

245

14

 Psychosis

382

6

147

8

 Substance use

512

8.67

128

7

 ADHD

1575

27

383

21

 Conduct disorder

1586

26.85

422

23.38

 Risk

907

15.35

215

11.91

 Toilet problems

269

4.55

65

3.6

 PTSD

1243

21.04

311

17.23

 Eating disorder

998

16.9

278

15.4

 Attachment

1838

31.12

496

27.48

 Peer relationships

3091

52.33

878

48.64

 Selective mutism

173

2.93

43

2.38

 Gender identity

144

2.44

46

2.55

 Developmental problems

294

4.98

72

3.99

 Family relationships

3004

50.85

829

45.93

 Health adjustment

414

7.01

94

5.21

 Self-care

556

9.41

136

7.53

 Unexplained physical problems

328

5.55

91

5.04

 Emerging personality disorder

1145

19.38

308

17.06

 Carer management

1863

31.54

461

25.54

Service use

 Number of care contacts (M, SD)

13.03

24.11

15.18

25.87

  1. Note. A&E Accident and Emergency, OCD Obsessive compulsive disorder, ADHD Attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder, PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder