Table 3

Crude and adjusted ORs and 95% CIs for CBCL clinical scores (total, internalising and externalising syndromes) at 48 months of age

 ModelsCBCL totalInternalising syndromeExternalising syndrome
OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
Excessive crying11.75 (1.40 to 2.18)<0.0012.04 (1.49 to 2.80)<0.0011.50 (1.21 to 1.85)<0.001
Model 1+antenatal and perinatal variables*21.57 (1.22 to 2.02)<0.0011.77 (1.26 to 2.50)0.0011.43 (1.12 to 1.81)0.003
Model 2+3-month variables†31.34 (1.03 to 1.74)0.0281.55 (1.09 to 2.21)0.0151.29 (1.01 to 1.64)0.042
  • *Adjusted for family income, maternal age, maternal education, antenatal care, smoking in pregnancy, caffeine intake in third trimester, maternal mood symptoms in pregnancy, Apgar at fifth minute, and firstborn child. †Adjusted for variables of the second model+maternal SRQ-20, breastfeeding pattern, and bed sharing at 3 months.

  • CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; SRQ, Self-Reporting Questionnaire.