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Table 2 Age and gender-adjusted educational differences in poor SRH, adjusting for childhood circumstances, current circumstances and health behaviour. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% CI:s and reduction in percentages (%).

From: The contribution of childhood circumstances, current circumstances and health behaviour to educational health differences in early adulthood

MODEL I:

Age+gender+educational level

High

Middle

Primary

% reduction in ORa

 

1.00

1.56 [0.98–2.48]

4.69 [2.63–8.32]

Middle

Primary

I+CHILDHOOD CIRCUMSTANCE(S)

     

Parental education

1.00

1.55 [0.97–2.46]

4.74 [2.62–8.57]

2

-1

Childhood family structure

1.00

1.55 [0.98–2.48]

4.33 [2.41–7.78]

2b

10b

Urbansation level of childhood residence

1.00

1.57 [0.98–2.52]

4.79 [2.69–8.53]

-2

-3

Financial difficulties in childhood family

1.00

1.54 [0.97–2.45]

4.54 [2.53–8.15]

4

4

Parental divorce

1.00

1.51 [0.94–2.40]

4.27 [2.38–7.68]

9

11

Parental alcohol problem

1.00

1.49 [0.93–2.37]

4.48 [2.54–7.90]

13

6

Parental serious illness of disability

1.00

1.47 [0.92–2.38]

4.50 [2.53–7.99]

16

5

Being bullied at school

1.00

1.47 [0.92–2.33]

4.27 [2.36–7.75]

16

11

All childhood circumstances (Model II)

1.00

1.46 [0.91–2.36]

3.80 [2.00–7.23]

18

24

I+CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCE(S)

     

Main activity

1.00

1.58 [0.96–2.60]

4.19 [2.18–8.08]

-4

14

Urbanisation level of current residence

1.00

1.73 [1.09–2.75]

5.04 [2.83–8.99]

-30c

-10c

All current circumstances (Model III)

1.00

1.73 [1.06–2.83]

4.41 [2.29–8.49]

-30

8

I+HEALTH BEHAVIOUR(S)

     

Daily smoking

1.00

1.41 [0.88–2.26]

3.80 [2.06–6.99]

27

24

Heavy drinking

1.00

1.52 [0.96–2.43]

4.13 [2.29–7.46]

7

15

Obesity

1.00

1.51 [0.94–2.43]

4.29 [2.40–7.66]

9

11

Physical activity

1.00

1.39 [0.87–2.23]

4.41 [2.50–7.76]

30

8

Use of vegetables

1.00

1.49 [0.92–2.39]

4.32 [2.43–7.70]

13

10

All health behaviours (Model IV)

1.00

1.22 [0.74–2.01]

3.00 [1.60–5.61]

61

46

ALL FACTORS ADJUSTED (Model V)

1.00

1.36 [0.79–2.33]

2.61 [1.17–5.83]

36

56

  1. a Reduction % was calculated: [(OR(model I)-OR(model I+intermediated factor(s))/(OR(model 1)-1)]
  2. b Interaction between gender and family structure was p = 0.059. Childhood family structure reduced the educational differences only in men (8% between the high and the middle and 13% between the high and the primary educational categories whereas in women the differences increased by 9% and 19%, respectively