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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) of parental migration among boys (with either ORunadj or ORmv significant or marginally significant)

From: The impact of parental migration on health status and health behaviours among left behind adolescent school children in China

 

Males

(non-LBC = ref)

 

ORunadj

(95% CI)

p-value

ORmv

(95% CI)

p-value

Dietary intake

      

   Felt hungry most of the time or always1

2.35

(1.07-5.15)

0.028

1.31

(0.43-3.95)

0.633

   Ate breakfast everyday2

0.75

(0.56-0.99)

0.044

0.75

(0.53-1.05)

0.096

Physical activity & sedentary behaviours

      

   Physically active§ ≥4 days/week2

0.61

(0.47-0.78)

< 0.001

0.67

(0.50-0.92)

0.012

   Did homework ≥4 hours/day2

0.66

(0.42-1.02)

0.062

0.67

(0.40-1.14)

0.137

   Played electronic games ≥4 hours/day2

1.35

(0.96-1.90)

0.083

1.41

(0.93-2.16)

0.110

Internet use

      

   Internet addiction

1.83

(1.21-2.78)

0.004

1.77

(1.06-2.95)

0.029

Tobacco & alcohol use

      

   Ever smoked

1.20

(0.93-1.55)

0.167

1.39

(1.02-1.90)

0.037

   Currently smoked1

1.31

(0.96-1.80)

0.093

1.37

(0.92-2.05)

0.118

Emotional and mental issues

      

   Felt sad or hopeless ≥2 weeks3

1.89

(1.20-2.97)

0.006

1.17

(0.71-1.96)

0.537

   Suicide ideation3

2.10

(0.84-5.26)

0.094

2.32

(1.33-4.04)

0.003

   Suicide attempt3

1.37

(0.97-1.94)

0.072

0.50

(0.08-3.38)

0.480

Nutritional health

      

   Overweight

2.17

(1.39-3.37)

< 0.001

1.76

(0.96-3.25)

0.069

 

MD unadj 4

 

MD mv 4

 

   Mean Height (cm)

-2.51

(-3.71-1.30)

< 0.001

-0.61

(-1.75-0.54)

0.298

  1. 1: in the past 30 days; 2: in the past 7 days; 3: in the past 12 months; 4: MD: Mean Difference = (mean for LBC) - (mean for non-LBC);
  2. §: Physically active represents children who were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day, including all the time they spent in any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made their breaths hard some of the time;
  3. Adjusted models were fitted after controlling age, ethnicity, school type, boarder, parental education level, living with grandparents, house type, and computer-owning at home (for internet addiction only).