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Table 4 Logistic regression model of poor health status among children (n = 4032), psychosomatic symptoms and long-term diseases†

From: Children's health and parental socioeconomic factors: a population-based survey in Finland

Variable

Moderate or poor health status

Psychosomatic symptoms

Long-term diseases

 

OR (Cl 95%)

OR (Cl 95%)

OR (Cl 95%)

Child

   

Gender

   

   Girl

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Boy

0.90 (0.59-1.37)

0.92 (0.74-1.14)

1.23 (1.00-1.514)

Age, years

   

   0-2

1.00

1.00

1.00

   3-6

0.35 (0.20-0.61)

0.53 (0.39-0.72)

1.22 (0.90-1.66)

   7-11

0.33 (0.20-0.57)

0.93 (0.71-1.23)

1.67 (1.24-2.23)

Parent

   

Parent's highest level of education

   

   Polytechnic, college or university degree (≥ 15 years)

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Senior high school/vocational school (11-13 years)

1.23 (0.76-1.98)

1.07 (0.83-1.37)

0.78 (0.62-0.98)

   Junior high school or less (≤9 years)

0.89 (0.32-2.50)

1.16 (0.72-1.85)

0.63 (0.38-1.04)

Household's net income/month (€)

   

   4000-10, 000

1.00

1.00

1.00

   3000-3999

0.88 (0.38-2.06)

0.78 (0.52-1.19)

1.26 (0.85-1.86)

   2000-2999

1.32 (0.57-3.10)

0.97(0.63-1.48)

1.12 (0.74-1.69)

   Below 1999

1.42 (0.58-3.49)

0.98 (0.62-1.54)

1.25 (0.81-1.94)

Working status

   

   Working

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Not in work

0.77 (0.48-1.22)

1.22 (0.96-1.56)

0.88 (0.69-1.12)

  1. †Adjusted for number of long-term diseases, prevalence of impairments, prevalence of other diseases, the number of psychosomatic symptoms, and the number of other symptoms