Association of individual health items (frequent symptoms) to direct bullying status (n = 1560–1628)
| Health item (symptoms last 6 months) | Direct bullying status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bully | Bully/victim | Victim | Neutral | |
| Sore throat (4 times or more)5-165 | 2/65 ( 3.1%) | 10/160 (6.3%) | 70/623 (11.2%) | 48/713 ( 6.7%) |
| Cold/coughs (4 times or more)5-150 | 2/65 (3.1%) | 14/160 (8.8%) | 58/623 (9.3%) | 39/713 (5.5%) |
| Breathing problems (3 times or more)5-150 | 3/65 (4.6%) | 15/160 (9.4%) | 57/623 (9.1%) | 38/713 (5.3%) |
| Nausea (4 times or more)5-160 | 7/65 (10.8%) | 23/160 (14.4%) | 79/623 (12.7%) | 50/713 (7.0%) |
| Poor appetite (once a week or more)5-150 | 6/69 (8.7%) | 14/165 (8.5%) | 53/648 (8.2%) | 35/746 (4.7%) |
| Worried about school (once a month or more)5-160 | 8/69 (11.6%) | 23/165 (13.9%) | 107/648 (16.5%) | 74/746 (9.9%) |
| Made up illnesses (sometimes/often)5-160 | 18/65 (27.7%) | 53/160 (33.1%) | 237/623 (38.0%) | 209/713 (29.3%) |