Assessment of psychosocial functioning and its risk factors in children with pectus excavatum

Table 3 Risk factors for the psychosocial disorder derived from univariate analysis

Variable	n	Total problems		χ²	P	Odds ratio	95%Confidence Interval
		No.	(%)
Age
6-8 years	109	16	14.7
9-11 years	121	21	17.4	0.304	0.581	1.221	0.601-2.480
12-16 years	107	29	27.1	5.053	0.025*	2.161	1.094-4.268
Gender
Male	266	49	18.4	1.085	0.298	1.394	0.745-2.610
Female	71	17	23.9
Severity
I Degree	50	7	14.0
II Degree	149	24	16.1	0.126	0.722	1.179	0.475-2.931
III Degree	68	14	20.6	0.855	0.355	1.539	0.591-4.294
IV Degree	70	21	30.0	4.174	0.041*	2.633	1.020-6.796
Perceived age†
≤ 6	271	50	18.5	1.131	0.288	0.707	0.372-1.342
≥ 7	66	16	24.2
Perceived approach
By themselves	186	39	21.0	0.504	0.478	1.218	0.706-2.103
By others	151	27	17.9
Being teased
Yes	77	22	28.6	5.118	0.024*	1.964	1.087-3.547
No	260	44	16.9
Had surgical repair
Yes	281	57	20.3
No	56	9	16.1	0.526	0.468	0.573	0.348-1.625
Father's education
Higher	115	19	16.5
Intermediate	134	26	19.4	0.347	0.556	1.216	0.634-2.335
Lower	86	21	24.4	1.925	0.165	1.632	0.814-3.274
Mother's education
Higher	92	14	15.2
Intermediate	143	25	17.5	0.241	0.624	1.196	0.586-2.440
Lower	100	27	27.0	3.961	0.047*	2.061	1.003-4.234
Household income per year (RMB)
>30000	80	14	17.5
20000-30000	185	34	18.4	0.029	0.865	1.061	0.534-2.109
<20000	72	18	25.0	1.283	0.257	1.571	0.716-3.447

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