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Table 2 Univariate logistic regression for a low health-related quality of lifea. HBSC, French-speaking Belgium, 2014 (n = 1778)

From: Feelings about the timing of first sexual intercourse and health-related quality of life among adolescents

Variables

% low HQRoL

cOR (95% CI)b

P value

Feeling about timing of first sexual intercourse

 Wished it had happened sooner or it was right time

23.2

1

< 0.001

 Wished it had happened later or did not really want it

33.5

1.67 (1.28–2.17)

 Did not think about it

29.3

1.37 (1.05–1.80)

Age at interview

 16 years old

29.8

1

0.48

 17 years old

24.7

0.78 (0.57–1.06)

 18 years old

26.2

0.84 (0.60–1.17)

 19–20 years old

26.6

0.85 (0.62–1.18)

Sex

 Boys

18.9

1

< 0.001

 Girls

33.2

2.14 (1.71–2.66)

Migration statusb

 First-generation

28.0

1.11 (0.80–1.54)

0.79

 Second-generation

27.0

1.05 (0.82–1.35)

 Non-immigrant

26.0

1

Family Affluence Scaleb

 Low

34.9

2.24 (1.65–3.05)

< 0.001c

 Medium

26.6

1.52 (1.16–1.99)

 High

19.3

1

Family structure

 Two biological parents

22.1

1

< 0.001

 Blended family

32.0

1.65 (1.24–2.21)

 Single-parent family

28.3

1.39 (1.08–1.80)

 Other

43.2

2.67 (1.71–4.19)

Body image

 Too thin

43.2

3.01 (1.53–5.90)

< 0.001

 Thin

24.5

1.28 (0.91–1.80)

 Just right

20.2

1

 Fat

30.1

1.70 (1.33–2.18)

 Too fat

45.6

3.31 (2.16–5.79)

School orientation

 Vocational

23.6

1

0.31

 Technical

27.2

1.21 (0.91–1.60)

 General

27.4

1.22 (0.93–1.61)

Family supportb

 Low

36.4

3.74 (2.93–4.78)

< 0.001

 High

13.3

1

Friend supportb

 Low

33.7

2.41 (1.92–3.03)

< 0.001

 High

17.4

1

Daily smoking

 Yes

29.1

1.19 (0.92–1.53)

0.18

 No

25.7

1

  1. aFor details, see Methods section.
  2. bCrude odds ratio and 95% confidence interval
  3. cCochran-Armitage test for trend