Table 3

Frequencies and adjusted ORs for cumulative risk and protective factors for gang affiliation (N=4131)

VariableTotal N (%)Gang-affiliated students (N=294)
N (%)Adjusted OR95% CI
Cumulative risk index
 0532 (12.88)6 (1.13)Referent
 11002 (24.26)33 (3.29)2.630.99 to 7.00
 21075 (26.02)59 (5.49)4.371.64 to 11.60
 3792 (19.17)81 (10.22)9.313.53 to 24.58
 4493 (11.93)70 (14.20)14.815.62 to 39.02
 5–6237 (5.73)45 (18.99)21.517.89 to 58.64
Cumulative protective index
 0–3481 (11.64)125 (25.99)Referent
 4727 (17.60)69 (9.50)0.810.63 to 1.05
 5877 (21.23)57 (6.50)0.630.49 to 0.81
 6793 (19.20)32 (4.04)0.440.31 to 0.61
 7705 (17.07)11 (1.56)0.210.12 to 0.36
  • Age, sex and race/ethnicity were controlled for in the models.