Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) of parental migration among boys (with either ORunadj or ORmv significant or marginally significant)
| Males (non-LBC = ref) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORunadj | (95% CI) | p-value | ORmv | (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Dietary intake | ||||||
| Felt hungry most of the time or always1 | 2.35 | (1.07-5.15) | 0.028 | 1.31 | (0.43-3.95) | 0.633 |
| Ate breakfast everyday2 | 0.75 | (0.56-0.99) | 0.044 | 0.75 | (0.53-1.05) | 0.096 |
| Physical activity & sedentary behaviours | ||||||
| Physically active§ ≥4 days/week2 | 0.61 | (0.47-0.78) | < 0.001 | 0.67 | (0.50-0.92) | 0.012 |
| Did homework ≥4 hours/day2 | 0.66 | (0.42-1.02) | 0.062 | 0.67 | (0.40-1.14) | 0.137 |
| Played electronic games ≥4 hours/day2 | 1.35 | (0.96-1.90) | 0.083 | 1.41 | (0.93-2.16) | 0.110 |
| Internet use | ||||||
| Internet addiction | 1.83 | (1.21-2.78) | 0.004 | 1.77 | (1.06-2.95) | 0.029 |
| Tobacco & alcohol use | ||||||
| Ever smoked | 1.20 | (0.93-1.55) | 0.167 | 1.39 | (1.02-1.90) | 0.037 |
| Currently smoked1 | 1.31 | (0.96-1.80) | 0.093 | 1.37 | (0.92-2.05) | 0.118 |
| Emotional and mental issues | ||||||
| Felt sad or hopeless ≥2 weeks3 | 1.89 | (1.20-2.97) | 0.006 | 1.17 | (0.71-1.96) | 0.537 |
| Suicide ideation3 | 2.10 | (0.84-5.26) | 0.094 | 2.32 | (1.33-4.04) | 0.003 |
| Suicide attempt3 | 1.37 | (0.97-1.94) | 0.072 | 0.50 | (0.08-3.38) | 0.480 |
| Nutritional health | ||||||
| Overweight | 2.17 | (1.39-3.37) | < 0.001 | 1.76 | (0.96-3.25) | 0.069 |
| MDunadj4 | MDmv4 | |||||
| Mean Height (cm) | -2.51 | (-3.71-1.30) | < 0.001 | -0.61 | (-1.75-0.54) | 0.298 |
1: in the past 30 days; 2: in the past 7 days; 3: in the past 12 months; 4: MD: Mean Difference = (mean for LBC) - (mean for non-LBC);
§: Physically active represents children who were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day, including all the time they spent in any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made their breaths hard some of the time;
Adjusted models were fitted after controlling age, ethnicity, school type, boarder, parental education level, living with grandparents, house type, and computer-owning at home (for internet addiction only).