Transitions in the Swedish school system and the impact on student’s positive self-reported-health

BMC Public Health

Table 3 The percentage of positive SHR post transition in the three different school children cohorts in Västernorrland (Sweden), having not reported (NR) or having reported (R) the positive health characteristics measured before the pre transition in each cohort

Positive health variables pre-transition	Girls NR	Cohort A¹	6-10 y Boys NR	Boys R	Girls NR	Cohort B²	10-13 y Boys NR	Boys R	Girls NR	Cohort C³	13-16 y Boys NR	Boys R
	N = 911	Girls R	N = 948		N = 918	Girls R	N = 952		N = 889	Girls R	N = 889
Daily breakfast	94	96	97	96	93	91	92	96	76	91*	86	97
Positive school yard	90	91*	92	96	88	91	89	97*	61	91*	64	97
Positive rest rooms	72	96	71	96	63*	92*	49	97	49	90	46	98
Daily physical activity and play	81	96	86	97	64	88	60	98*	88	92*	87	97
Positve comfort	96	96	96	96*	96	90	92	96*	91	91*	90	97*
Positive concentration	39	99	33	98*	72	91	68	96	80	91	78	98*
Not stressed	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	57	91*	62	98*
Not bullied	70	97	58	98*	88	91	84	96	82	98*	85	97
No stomach ache	72	97*	78	97	70	91	75	97	66	90	83	97*
No back/neck/shoulder pain	94	96	95	96	80	90	78	96	68	92*	79	97*
Not sad or depressed	77	97*	79	98*	89*	92*	89	97*	73	92*	92	97*
Not worried or afraid	83	97*	85	97	90	91	92	96	87	92*	94	97*
Not irritated or bad mood	65	98*	56	98	75	91	71	96	54	92*	68	97
Positive sleep	96	97*	97	97	89	92*	86	96	84	91*	86	97*
No smoking home	95	97*	96	97	92	91	92	96	89	91*	88	97
Positive SRH	98	96	98	96	92	91	92	96*	88	93*	95	98*

1.2007/2008-2011/2012;2.2008/2009-2011/2012,3.2007/2008-2010/2011. * = p < = 0.05.

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