Table 2 Unadjusted single logistic regressions on enrolment in higher education
From: Health and educational success in adolescents: a longitudinal study
n = observations | Model, OR (95 % Cl) |
|---|---|
Single regressions, n = 5 354 | |
Girls | 1.84 (1.63–2.07) |
Immigrant background | |
Non-Western second-generation background (reference is a native background) | 0.58 (0.50–0.68) |
Western second-generation background | 1.05 (0.84–1.30) |
Health measures | |
Birthweight (log) | 1.45 (1.05–1.99) |
Apgar score | 1.15 (1.05–1.26) |
Gestational length | 1.00 (0.98–1.02) |
Health in adolescence (reference is poor health) | |
Good | 1.45 (1.21–1.74) |
Very good | 1.80 (1.49–2.19) |
Psychological distress (SCL-10) | 0.90 (0.79–1.09) |
Parental education (reference is primary school) | |
High school | 2.11 (1.75–2.56) |
Undergraduate | 6.7 (5.48–8.19) |
Graduate | 18.96 (14.62–24.52) |
Parental wealth and income | |
Wealth (log) | 1.50 (1.30–1.70) |
Income (log) | 1.42 (1.28–1.58) |
Two-parent household | 1.97 (1.75–2.23) |
Physical exercise | 1.11 (1.06–1.16) |
Smoking (reference is to never smoke) | |
Quit or smokes sometimes | 0.68 (0.59–0.78) |
Smokes every day | 0.30 (0.26–0.36) |
Alcohol consumption (reference is never or once) | |
2–3 times or more | 0.92 (0.82–1.03) |
Social support | |
Feel close to friends | 1.13 (1.00–1.28) |
Feel close to family | 1.43 (1.26–1.63) |
Expect to obtain a college education | 5.48 (4.81–6.23) |
Grades in grade 10 | 6.18 (5.50–6.95) |
Absence from school due to pain | 0.86 (0.83–0.90) |