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Table 4 Associations between adolescents’ school career and health status, adjusted for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics

From: The association between adolescents’ health and disparities in school career: a longitudinal cohort study

  

Completion of secondary school

Completion at entry level (or higher)

Completion in required time frame and at entry level (or higher)

  

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Any

Contact/ prescription (yes/no)

1.03

(0.74-1.45)

1.11

(0.82-1.50)

1.23

(0.94-1.61)

Acute somatic health problems

Contact/prescription (yes/no)

0.91

(0.51-1.62)

0.90

(0.55-1.46)

0.97

(0.61-1.55)

 

Number of contacts

0.94

(0.58-1.55)

0.93

(0.64-1.34)

0.81

(0.55-1.19)

Infections

Contact/prescription (yes/no)

0.91

(0.47-1.78)

1.11

(0.59-2.06)

0.94

(0.54-1.63)

 

Number of contacts

0.94

(0.49-1.79)

0.85

(0.47-1.55)

0.87

(0.51-1.50)

Trauma

Contact/prescription (yes/no)

0.44

(0.10-1.97)

0.49

(0.12-2.01)

0.39

(0.11-1.37)

 

Number of contacts

3.08

(0.57-16.69)

3.08

(0.64-14.84)

3.48

(0.85-14.26)

Acute psychosocial health problems

Contact/prescription (yes/no)

2.45

(0.79-7.55)

2.29

(0.82-6.38)

0.98

(0.42-2.30)

 

Number of contacts

0.33

(0.13-0.80)

0.39

(0.17-0.91)

0.69

(0.29-1.63)

Chronic diseases

Contact/prescription (yes/no)

0.91

(0.53-1.57)

0.77

(0.49-1.24)

0.94

(0.61-1.45)

 

Number of contacts

1.06

(0.61-1.85)

1.38

(0.87-2.18)

1.28

(0.84-1.96)

Remaining clusters *

Contact/prescription (yes/no)

0.70

(0.10-5.03)

0.72

(0.11-4.66)

1.11

(0.21-5.84)

 

Number of contacts

1.43

(0.11-18.2)

0.87

(0.07-10.61)

0.94

(0.13-6.96)

Not specified in clusters **

Contact/prescription (yes/no)

0.63

(0.28-1.43)

0.65

(0.30-1.41)

0.69

(0.34-1.39)

 

Number of contacts

1.66

(0.66-4.17)

1.46

(0.61-3.49)

1.24

(0.56-2.71)

  1. OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval. Significant differences are printed in bold (p < 0.05).
  2. *Includes family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, neoplasm, congenital handicap, side effects/consequences care, diverging outcomes, lifestyle and prevention.
  3. **The cluster classification does not contain all codes from the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC), particularly non-trauma acute somatic health problems are not included.