Associations over the COVID-19 pandemic period and the mental health and substance use of youth not in employment, education or training in Ontario, Canada: a longitudinal, cohort study

Table 3 Estimated Odds Ratios in GAIN-SS scores between youth with NEET vs. non-NEET status across time ^a

	Final covariates	T1 (n = 117)	T2 (n = 52)	T3 (n = 47)	T4 (n = 36)	T5 (n = 31)	T6 (n = 42)	T7 (n = 40)	T8 (n = 48)	T9 (n = 36)	T10 (n = 35)	T11 (n = 44)	p
Internalizing disorder	Age, gender identity, and area of residence	2.49 ^b (1.15–5.40)	1.36 (0.74–2.47)	1.16 (0.61–2.23)	0.74 (0.36–1.51)	1.60 (0.84–3.02)	1.00 (0.52–1.95)	1.51 (0.81–2.81)	1.92 (0.97–3.80)	2.10^b (1.37–3.22)	1.98^b (1.07–3.66)	1.12 (0.63–2.01)	0.33
Externalizing disorder	Age, gender identity, and area of residence	0.77 (0.53–1.11)	0.68 (0.41–1.14)	1.09 (0.60-2.00)	0.52 (0.27–1.01)	0.79 (0.40–1.54)	0.74 (0.39–1.39)	0.67 (0.36–1.24)	0.82 (0.46–1.46)	1.56 (0.77–3.19)	1.20 (0.61–2.34)	1.47 (0.82–2.61)	0.37
Substance use problems	Age and ethnicity	1.04 (0.49–2.21)	1.29 (0.70–2.40)	1.52 (0.73–3.15)	0.80 (0.35–1.84)	0.86 (0.42–1.78)	0.87 (0.41–1.82)	0.93 (0.49–1.77)	0.97 (0.45–2.09)	1.32 (0.86–2.02)	0.99 (0.50–1.94)	0.57 (0.29–1.09)	0.43

^a Odds ratios > 1 indicate higher odds of having the disorder in NEET vs. non-NEET youth
^b Significant time points (p < 0.05)

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