Table 3 Association between psychopathology and sexual initiation, stratified for age and sex

Depression

≤15 years

> 15 years

All ages ^c

2.235 (1.824–2.740)***

1.542 (1.167–2.038)**

1.960 (1.660–2.315)***

2.267 (1.652–3.112)***

1.118 (0.760–1.644)°

1.686 (1.309–2.171)***

2.245 (1.891–2.664)***

1.380 (1.101–1.730)**

Anxiety

≤15 years

> 15 years

All ages ^c

2.702 (2.150–3.397)***

2.091 (1.519–2.880)***

2.476 (2.052–2.989)***

1.644 (1.051–2.572)*

1.216 (0.695–2.125)°

1.458 (1.022–2.080)*

2.416 (1.973–2.960)***

1.829 (1.385–2.414)***

Severe suicidal ideation

≤15 years

> 15 years

All ages ^c

3.156 (2.305–4.322)***

1.316 (0.825–2.100)°

2.369 (1.807–3.105)***

2.568 (1.655–3.986)***

1.386 (0.753–2.550)°

2.070 (1.433–2.992)***

2.939 (2.275–3.796)***

1.341 (0.926–1.943)°

Self-injurious behaviour

≤15 years

> 15 years

All ages ^c

3.723 (2.993–4.630)***

2.595 (1.873–3.594)***

3.330 (2.770–4.002)***

2.753 (2.070–3.661)***

1.618 (1.084–2.415)*

2.298 (1.811–2.916)***

3.321 (2.793–3.948)***

2.154 (1.672–2.774)***

Suicide attempts

≤15 years

> 15 years

All ages ^c

4.624 (3.460–6.179)***

1.900 (1.253–2.881)**

3.449 (2.693–4.417)***

3.422 (2.128–5.504)***

1.184 (0.618–2.269)°

2.334 (1.562–3.488)***

4.253 (3.319–5.449)***

1.654 (1.165–2.349)**