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Table 5 Final ordinal logistic regression models1)2) for associations between stratification indicators and poor health. Separate models for each health variable, adjusted for sex and age

From: Health inequality in adolescence. Does stratification occur by familial social background, family affluence, or personal social position?

 

HEALTH INDICATOR

STRATIFICATION INDICATOR

Long-standing illness

Overweight

Use of mental health services

Poor self-rated health

Weekly health complaints

 

Cumulative odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals3)

Familial social position

Father's SES

. .

. .

NS

. .

. .

   Higher

     

   Blue collar/Other

     

Parent's education

NS

 

. .

NS

. .

   Either has high level

 

1.0 (ref)

   

   Neither has high level

 

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

   

Parent's labour market position

. .

    

   Both gainfully employed

 

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

   At most one gainfully employed

 

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

1.8 (1.4–2.3)

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

1.2 (1.0–1.3)

Family affluence

Cars in the family

. .

NS

NS

. .

. .

Vacation travels

. .

NS

NS

 

NS

   Three or more

   

1.0 (ref)

 

   At most two

   

1.4 (1.3–1.6)

 

Computers in the household

. .

. .

. .

 

. .

   Two or more

   

1.0 (ref)

. .

   At most one

   

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

 

Own room

. .

. .

. .

. .

. .

Weekly spending money

 

NS

NS

. .

. .

   Above upper quartile

1.0 (ref)

    

   At most upper quartile

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

    

Personal social position

School achievement4)

     

   Above average

. .

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

   At most average

 

1.3 (1.2–1.6)

1.7 (1.3–2.1)

1.7 (1.6–1.9)

1.4 (1.3–1.5)

  1. 1) Models for stratification indicators independently associated with the health variable: Health variable = Stratification indicator1 + Stratification indicator2... + Stratification indicatork + Sex/Age variable.
  2. 2) The categories giving approximately equal odds ratios were combined.
  3. 3) Statistically significant cumulative odds ratios in bold.
  4. 4) Adolescents not in education or still in comprehensive school at age 16 were classified in the category "below average".
  5. .. = Not statistically significant in the previous steps of analysis; NS= Not statistically significant in the model.