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. 2013 May 15;53(5):1353–1373. doi: 10.1007/s10943-013-9726-x

Table 2.

Example covariate models for analyses of group membership and outcomes consistent with the absence or presence of shalom

Covariate Example indicators of the absence of shalom Example indicators of the presence of shalom
Frequent physical fights Feel lonely Do favors for people Help people
ORa (95 % CI) ORa (95 % CI) ORa (95 % CI) ORa (95 % CI)
Sex
 Girls 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Boys 3.16* (2.93–3.40) 0.74* (0.70–0.80) 0.67* (0.64–0.71) 0.60* (0.56–0.63)
Grade (per year—range 6–10) 0.90* (0.87–0.93) 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.01) 1.01 (0.98–1.04)
Urban–rural geographic status
 Large urban 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Other urban 0.88 (0.74–1.06) 1.06 (0.92–1.23) 1.02 (0.88–1.19) 0.89 (0.77–1.02)
 Rural 1.20* (1.00–1.45) 0.93 (0.80–1.08) 1.03 (0.88–1.20) 0.94 (0.81–1.09)
 Dissemination area (remote) 1.36* (1.13–1.62) 1.13 (0.97–1.31) 0.90 (0.78–1.05) 0.87 (0.20–3.71)
Family structure
 Intact 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Not intact 1.27* (1.18–1.37) 1.28* (1.19–1.37) 0.79* (0.75–0.84) 0.89* (0.83–0.94)
Material wealth (per unit of increased deprivation—range 1–5) 1.11* (1.07–1.15) 1.31* (1.27–1.36) 0.87* (0.84–0.89) 0.90* (0.87–0.93)
Family meals together per week (per day—range 0–7) 0.93* (0.92–0.95) 0.92* (0.90–0.93) 1.07* (1.06–1.09) 1.07* (1.06–1.08)

2009–2010 Canadian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study

* OR estimates are significantly different (p < 0.05) from no association (OR of 1.0)

aEstimated using multi-level procedures; students nested within schools, and SAS PROC GLIMMIX Procedure