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Table 3 Multivariatea logistic regression for low health-related quality of lifeb. 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

aOR (95% CI)c

P value

Feeling about timing of first sexual intercourse

 Wished it had happened sooner or it was right time

1

0.26

 Wished it had happened later or did not really want it

1.22 (0.91–1.63)

 Did not think about it

1.22 (0.91–1.64)

Sex

 Boys

1

< 0.001

 Girls

2.20 (1.71–2.84)

Family Affluence Scale b

 Low

1.71 (1.22–2.41)

0.01

 Medium

1.31 (0.98–1.76)

 High

1

Family structure

 Two biological parents

1

0.04

 Blended family

1.46 (1.07–1.99)

 Single-parent family

1.13 (0.85–1.50)

 Other

1.72 (1.05–2.81)

Body image

 Too thin

3.33 (1.61–6.89)

< 0.001

 Thin

1.36 (0.94–1.96)

 Just right

1

 Fat

1.40 (1.07–1.83)

 Too fat

2.12 (1.32–3,39)

Family supportb

 Low

3.22 (2.49–4.17)

< 0.001

 High

1

Friend supportb

 Low

2.21 (1.73–3.39)

< 0.001

 High

1

  1. aAll variables were included in the final multivariate model
  2. bFor details, see Methods section
  3. cAdjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval