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. 2011 Jan 14;7:4. doi: 10.1186/1744-9081-7-4

Table 5.

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of the prevalence of decrease in intrinsic academic motivation in junior high school students

OR (95% CI)

Crude Multiple-Adjusted*
Grade
  7th grade Reference (1.00)
  8th grade 1.03 (0.42 - 2.50)
  9th grade 0.51 (0.22 - 1.18)
   p for trend 0.212
Female gender 0.84 (0.42 - 1.71)
List learning test
  Tertile 1 (≥35) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (32 - 34) 2.90 (1.20 - 6.97) 2.77 (1.12 - 6.82)
  Tertile 3 (≤31) 2.45 (0.95 - 6.35) 2.34 (0.89 - 6.13)
   p for trend 0.048 0.072
List recall test
  Tertile 1 (≥10) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (9) 0.56 (0.22 - 1.47) 0.55 (0.2 - 1.46)
  Tertile 3 (≤8) 1.76 (0.77 - 4.05) 1.78 (0.76 - 4.17)
   p for trend 0.086 0.078
Digit span forward test
  Tertile 1 (≥7) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (6) 3.41 (1.42 - 8.15) 3.41 (1.39 - 8.33)
  Tertile 3 (≤5) 5.55 (2.10 - 14.69) 5.10 (1.88 - 13.86)
   p for trend 0.001 0.003
Symbol digit modalities test
  Tertile 1 (≥62) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (54 - 61) 0.90 (0.35 - 2.32) 0.87 (0.33 - 2.25)
  Tertile 3 (≤53) 2.11 (0.88 - 5.08) 2.04 (0.83 - 5.01)
   p for trend 0.129 0.150
Semantic fluency test
  Tertile 1 (≥13) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (10 - 12) 1.50 (0.59 - 3.78) 1.27 (0.49 - 3.31)
  Tertile 3 (≤9) 2.01 (0.85 - 4.72) 1.80 (0.68 - 4.72)
   p for trend 0.281 0.489
Figure copying test
  Tertile 1 (≥20) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (17 - 19) 0.99 (0.41 - 2.38) 1.11 (0.44 - 2.77)
  Tertile 3 (≤16) 1.57 (0.63 - 3.93) 2.01 (0.72 - 5.57)
   p for trend 0.494 0.324
Kana pick-out test
Kana pick-out number
  Tertile 1 (≥43) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (34 - 42) 1.37 (0.58 - 3.26) 1.23 (0.50 - 2.98)
  Tertile 3 (≤33) 1.22 (0.52 - 2.87) 0.95 (0.36 - 2.50)
   p for trend 0.768 0.843
Kana omission number
  Tertile 1 (≤3) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (4 - 7) 1.58 (0.65 - 3.85) 1.72 (0.70 - 4.27)
  Tertile 3 (≥8) 1.91 (0.78 - 4.72) 1.86 (0.75 - 4.65)
   p for trend 0.358 0.359
Kana pick-out score
  Tertile 1 (≥36) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (28 - 35) 1.34 (0.56 - 3.22) 1.29 (0.52 - 3.16)
  Tertile 3 (≤27) 1.83 (0.76 - 4.39) 1.67 (0.63 - 4.45)
   p for trend 0.401 0.587
 Score for comprehension of the story
  Tertile 1 (≥6) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (4 - 5) 2.81 (1.14 - 6.96) 2.95 (1.17 - 7.46)
  Tertile 3 (≤3) 4.47 (1.73 - 11.56) 4.95 (1.82 - 13.43)
   p for trend 0.007 0.006
Modified advanced trail making test
 RT on task A
  Tertile 1 (<31.2) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (31.2 - 36.2) 1.76 (0.71 - 4.38) 2.01 (0.77 - 5.25)
  Tertile 3 (≥36.3) 2.52 (1.05 - 6.07) 2.44 (0.98 - 6.09)
   p for trend 0.118 0.144
 RT on task B
  Tertile 1 (<45.0) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (45.0 - 54.7) 1.12 (0.48 - 2.62) 1.13 (0.47 - 2.74)
  Tertile 3 (≥54.8) 1.39 (0.59 - 3.29) 1.23 (0.50 - 3.02)
   p for trend 0.748 0.898
 RT on task C
  Tertile 1 (<64.8) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (64.8 - 78.9) 0.91 (0.39 - 2.15) 0.92 (0.38 - 2.23)
  Tertile 3 (≥79.0) 1.56 (0.66 - 3.71) 1.42 (0.59 - 3.42)
   p for trend 0.440 0.615
 RT on task D
  Tertile 1 (<11.0) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (11.0 - 12.8) 1.87 (0.76 - 4.62) 1.91 (0.76 - 4.79)
  Tertile 3 (≥12.9) 2.41 (1.00 - 5.82) 2.52 (1.02 - 6.20)
   p for trend 0.141 0.127
 RT on task E
  Tertile 1 (<47.1) Reference (1.00) Reference (1.00)
  Tertile 2 (47.1 - 57.7) 1.39 (0.58 - 3.31) 1.39 (0.56 - 3.40)
  Tertile 3 (≥57.8) 1.97 (0.82 - 4.75) 1.89 (0.76 - 4.65)
   p for trend 0.316 0.388

* Adjusted for grade and gender. RT, reaction time; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.