Table 4 Associations between Educational Aspirations and Change in Health from the 7th–9th Grade, with Health Factors in the 7th Grade Included in the Analysis to Account for Starting Levels and Potential Ceiling Effects (not Shown): Multilevel Multinomial Logistic Regression. Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) are Presented
From: Health and educational aspirations in adolescence: a longitudinal study in Finland
Health factors (n = 5.600)1 | +Sociodemographics (n = 5.525)1,2 | +School performance (n = 5.522)1,2,3 | ||||
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Applied for academic track is the reference category | Vocational track | Both tracks | Vocational track | Both tracks | Vocational track | Both tracks |
OR (CI) | OR (CI) | OR (CI) | OR (CI) | OR (CI) | OR (CI) | |
SDQ | ||||||
Improved | 0.66 (0.45–0.95) | 0.77 (0.54–1.10) | 0.86 (0.57–1.27) | 0.86 (0.60–1.25) | 1.03 (0.63–1.67) | 0.94 (0.62–1.42) |
Stable | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Worse | 2.11 (1.75–2.54) | 1.82 (1.52–2.19) | 2.02 (1.66–2.27) | 1.76 (1.46–2.12) | 1.62 (1.27–2.07) | 1.45 (1.18–1.78) |
Daily health complaints | ||||||
Improved | 1.04 (0.76–1.42) | 1.04 (0.78–1.40) | 1.04 (0.74–1.44) | 1.00 (0.74–1.34) | 1.12 (0.75–1.68) | 1.10 (0.79–1.53) |
Stable | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Worse | 1.11 (0.91–1.36) | 1.12 (0.93–1.35) | 1.04 (0.84–1.29) | 1.10 (0.80–1.52) | 1.10 (0.84–1.44) | 1.16 (0.94–1.44) |
Long-term illness | ||||||
Improved | 1.09 (0.82–1.45) | 1.01 (0.77–1.33) | 1.08 (0.80–1.46) | 0.98 (0.74–1.30) | 0.91 (0.62–1.33) | 0.87 (0.64–1.19) |
Stable | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Worse | 0.98 (0.82–1.18) | 0.78 (0.65–0.93) | 0.98 (0.81–1.19) | 0.77 (0.65–0.93) | 0.98 (0.77–1.25) | 0.77 (0.63–0.94) |
Self-rated health | ||||||
Improved | 0.90 (0.59–1.39) | 1.04 (0.70–1.54) | 0.82 (0.52–1.30) | 1.03 (0.69–1.53) | 0.79 (0.45–1.38) | 0.97 (0.63–1.52) |
Stable | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Worse | 1.48 (1.17–1.87) | 1.21 (0.95–1.53) | 1.38 (1.08–1.77) | 1.14 (0.89–1.45) | 1.57 (1.15–2.14) | 1.19 (0.91–1.56) |
AIC / BIC | 10.100.9 / 10.333.0 | 9708.4/ 9708.4 | 7753.4/ 7753.4 | |||