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. 2014 Sep 25;13:83. doi: 10.1186/s12939-014-0083-5

Table 4.

Adjusted odds ratios with 95% CI: association of gender, family affluence, nutritional status, municipality size, school environment and peer group with health outcomes, by age

Multiple health complaints Poor self-reported health Life dissatisfaction
Age 11
Family affluence
 Medium vs. High 1.24 (0.90–1.70) 0.72 (0.37–1.40) 1.78 (1.06–2.98)*
 Low vs. High 1.33 (0.78–2.26) 1.64 (0.66–4.09) 1.73 (0.77–3.86)
School environment
 Medium vs. Favourable 1.37 (0.98–1.93) 3.0 (1.30–6.93)** 2.13 (1.16–3.92)**
 Poor vs. Favourable 1.90 (1.22–2.95)** 4.29 (1.67–11.0)** 4.24 (2.14–8.38)**
Peer group
 Medium vs. Favourable 0.95 (0.64–1.40) 1.58 (0.63–4.0) 1.14 (0.59–2.21)
 Poor vs. Favourable 1.29 (0.81–2.03) 1.60 (0.58–4.40) 1.33 (0.64–2.76)
Gender
 Female vs. Male 1.24 (0.92–1.68) 2.91 (1.52–5.58)** 1.21 (0.75–1.96)
Nutritional status
 Ow/O vs. UN 0.95 (0.63–1.41) 1.57 (0.77–3.19) 1.21 (0.68–2.14)
Municipality size
 Metropolitan vs. >50,000 0.83 (0.56–1.23) 0.66 (0.28–1.54) 0.52 (0.27–1.00)
 <10,000 vs. >50,000 1.40 (0.92–2.14) 1.05 (0.44–2.51) 1.02 (0.54–1.92)
 10,000-50,000 vs. >50,000 1.12 (0.74–1.72) 1.18 (0.53–2.62) 0.63 (0.32–1.23)
Age 13
Family affluence
 Medium vs. High 0.95 (0.71–1.26) 0.79 (0.48–1.29) 1.26 (0.83–1.92)
 Low vs. High 0.98 (0.50–1.91) 1.87 (0.75–4.70) 3.34 (1.53–7.31)**
School environment
 Medium vs. Favourable 2.38 (1.65–3.45)** 3.86 (1.49–10.03)** 3.15 (1.51–6.56)**
 Poor vs. Favourable 4.46 (2.91–6.82)** 9.56 (3.66–25.02)** 7.63 (3.60–16.15)**
Peer group
 Medium vs. Favourable 0.98 (0.70–1.36) 0.93 (0.51–1.69) 1.26 (0.73–2.15)
 Poor vs. Favourable 0.96 (0.65–1.42) 1.18 (0.63–2.23) 1.59 (0.90–2.83)
Gender
 Female vs. Male 2.37 (1.79–3.13)** 2.17 (1.33–3.53)** 3.18 (2.04–4.96)**
Nutritional status
 Ow/O vs. UN 1.39 (0.94–2.04) 1.83 (1.03–3.26)* 1.24 (0.71–2.17)
Municipality size
 Metropolitan vs. >50,000 1.07 (0.74–1.53) 1.04 (0.51–2.09) 1.51 (0.88–2.57)
 <10,000 vs. >50,000 0.87 (0.58–1.30) 1.99 (1.02–3.91)* 1.34 (0.73–2.45)
 10,000-50,000 vs. >50,000 0.89 (0.62–1.28) 2.13 (1.16–3.92)** 1.28 (0.74–2.21)
Age 15
Family affluence
 Medium vs. High 0.90 (0.66–1.24) 1.62 (1.04–2.52)* 1.11 (0.72–1.17)
 Low vs. High 0.99 (0.54–1.84) 0.92 (0.36–2.37) 2.41 (1.18–4.95)**
School environment
 Medium vs. Favourable 0.87 (0.56–1.33) 1.45 (0.68–3.12) 0.91 (0.44–1.86)
 Poor vs. Favourable 1.56 (0.98–2.47) 2.72 (1.26–5.87)** 3.43 (1.72–6.85)**
Peer group
 Medium vs. Favourable 1.29 (0.90–1.84) 0.79 (0.646–1.35) 0.97 (0.57–1.64)
 Poor vs. Favourable 1.17 (0.78–1.76) 1.01 (0.57–1.78) 1.54 (0.89–2.66)
Gender
 Female vs. male 3.43 (2.54–4.65)** 2.50 (1.57–3.96)** 1.41 (0.92–2.15)
Nutritional status
 Ow/O vs. UN 1.47 (0.94–2.31) 2.81 (1.63–4.83)** 1.51 (0.86–2.65)
Municipality size
 Metropolitan vs. >50,000 1.08 (0.74–1.59) 1.33 (0.75–2.37) 1.08 (0.56–1.85)
 <10,000 vs. >50,000 1.18 (0.56–2.51) 1.59 (0.54–4.64) 1.11 (0.36–3.42)
 10,000-50,000 vs. >50,000 1.11 (0.77–1.58) 1.66 (1.00–2.76) 1.00 (0.61–1.63)

Multivariate binary logistic regression *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.

Ow/O: Overweight group (overweight and obesity); UN: Under/Normal-weight group.