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Table 2 Multilevel regressions with demographic and clinical characteristics predicting baseline difficulties

From: Predictors of child and adolescent mental health treatment outcome

 

Beta

SE

p-value

95% CI

 

Economic disadvantage

 Low vs. least

0.03

0.03

0.29000

−0.03

0.10

 Lower vs. least

0.03

0.03

0.38700

−0.04

0.09

 High vs. least

0.09

0.03

0.00600

0.03

0.15

 Most vs. least

0.10

0.03

< 0.01

0.04

0.16

Demographics

 Female vs. male

0.28

0.02

< 0.001

0.24

0.32

 Age

0.02

0.00

< 0.001

0.01

0.03

Ethnicity

 Another White background vs. White British

− 0.03

0.06

0.667

− 0.15

0.10

 Any other ethnic group vs. White British

0.08

0.05

0.103

−0.02

0.19

 Asian vs. White British

− 0.07

0.07

0.345

−0.20

0.07

 Black vs. White British

−0.09

0.08

0.232

−0.24

0.06

 Mixed-race vs. White British

−0.15

0.05

0.004

−0.26

−0.05

 Not reported vs. White British

0.03

0.03

0.341

−0.03

0.08

Referral source

 Self-referral vs. pri. Care

−0.02

0.05

0.59100

−0.11

0.06

 Education vs. pri. Care

−0.06

0.04

0.12500

−0.13

0.02

 Social care/ youth justice vs. pri. Care

−0.30

0.05

< 0.001

−0.41

−0.20

 Child health vs. primary care

−0.02

0.05

0.66600

−0.12

0.07

 A&E vs. primary care

−0.07

0.04

0.07000

−0.15

0.01

 Mental health vs. pri. Care

−0.14

0.05

0.00200

−0.23

− 0.05

 Other vs. primary care

−0.06

0.03

0.08000

−0.13

0.01

 Not known vs. primary care

−0.09

0.04

0.04100

−0.17

0.00

Presenting difficulties

 Social anxiety

0.13

0.02

< 0.001

0.08

0.17

 Separation anxiety

0.02

0.02

0.27800

−0.02

0.07

 Generalised anxiety

0.13

0.02

< 0.001

0.09

0.18

 OCD

0.00

0.03

0.97000

−0.05

0.05

 Panic

0.16

0.02

< 0.001

0.12

0.21

 Agoraphobia

0.07

0.02

0.00400

0.02

0.12

 Phobia

−0.07

0.03

0.01800

−0.12

− 0.01

 Low mood

0.24

0.02

< 0.001

0.20

0.29

 Repetitive behaviour

−0.03

0.03

0.34100

−0.09

0.03

 Self-harm

0.16

0.02

< 0.001

0.11

0.20

 Bipolar disorder

0.04

0.03

0.14000

−0.01

0.10

 Psychosis

0.03

0.04

0.40100

−0.04

0.11

 Substance use

0.05

0.04

0.14500

−0.02

0.12

 ADHD

−0.02

0.02

0.31200

−0.07

0.02

 Conduct disorder

−0.09

0.03

0.00100

−0.14

− 0.04

 Risk

−0.07

0.03

0.02700

−0.13

−0.01

 PTSD

0.12

0.02

< 0.001

0.07

0.17

 Eating disorder

0.05

0.03

0.06900

0.00

0.10

 Attachment

0.00

0.02

0.97400

−0.05

0.05

 Peer relationships

0.03

0.02

0.12400

−0.01

0.07

 Family relationships

−0.02

0.02

0.28900

−0.07

0.02

 Health adjustment

−0.06

0.04

0.14500

−0.13

0.02

 Self-care

0.01

0.03

0.80000

−0.06

0.07

 Unexplained physical problems

0.06

0.04

0.18300

−0.03

0.14

 Emerging personality disorder

0.01

0.03

0.64900

−0.04

0.07

 Carer management

−0.02

0.02

0.50100

−0.06

0.03

  1. Note. N = 5907 episodes of care from 14 services with 65–1667 episodes per service
  2. Coefficients in bold are significant at least at the p < .05 level
  3. SE Standard error, CI Confidence interval, A&E Accident and Emergency, OCD Obsessive compulsive disorder, ADHD Attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder, PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder