Table 2 Univariate and multivariable¶ analysis for youth offending (first offence proven guilty), NT-Aboriginal children in (1996–2001 NT birth cohort) in NT remote hearing data and public school attendance data (Year 7)

 Normal hearing^a

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Unilateral hearing loss

1.43 (0.99–2.06)

0.058

1.32 (0.78–2.23)

0.303

0.50 (0.18–1.37)

0.177

0.45 (0.15–1.32)

0.145

 Mild HI

1.54 (1.06–2.23)*

0.023

1.37 (0.83–2.26)

0.215

0.70 (0.35–1.39)

0.304

0.68 (0.34–1.37)

0.281

 Moderate or worse HI

1.77 (1.05–2.98)*

0.031

1.43 (0.78–2.62)

0.252

0.57 (0.27–1.18)

0.13

0.66 (0.27–1.63)

0.37

 No child maltreatment report^a

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Only reported for neglect

2.11 (1.46–3.03)***

< 0.001

1.69 (1.17–2.46)**

0.006

2.28 (1.21–4.30)*

0.011

1.08 (0.43–2.73)

0.869

 Only reported for physical abuse

2.28 (1.38–3.77)**

0.001

2.24 (1.33–3.79)**

0.002

4.01 (1.83–8.81)***

0.001

4.33 (2.30–8.14)***

< 0.001

 Only reported for sexual abuse

2.38 (1.07–5.29)*

0.034

1.92 (0.82–4.48)

0.134

0.62 (0.12–3.21)

0.571

0.54 (0.08–3.82)

0.538

 Only reported for emotional abuse

0.96 (0.31–2.98)

0.946

0.65 (0.21–2.02)

0.46

1.20 (0.14–10.06)

0.866

1.30 (0.15–11.12)

0.809

 Reported for more than one abuse type

3.23 (1.82–5.71)***

< 0.001

2.71 (1.54–4.79)***

0.001

4.67 (2.62–8.32)***

< 0.001

4.49 (2.03–9.94)***

< 0.001

 No^a

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.90 (0.59–1.37)

0.623

1.20 (0.78–1.84)

0.407

0.28 (0.20–0.40)***

< 0.001

0.38 (0.28–0.52)***

< 0.001

 Less than 60%^a

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 > =60% and less than 80%

0.65 (0.51–0.83)***

0.001

0.67 (0.52–0.86)**

0.002

0.75 (0.43–1.30)

0.300

1.05 (0.54–2.04)

0.889

 > =80%

0.44 (0.30–0.66)***

< 0.001

0.49 (0.33–0.73)***

0.001

0.26 (0.07–1.06)

0.061

0.33 (0.08–1.32)

0.117