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. 2015 Jul 7;15:619. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1966-0

Table 2.

Unadjusted single logistic regressions on enrolment in higher education

n = observations Model, OR (95 % Cl)
Single regressions, n = 5 354
Girls 1.84 (1.63–2.07)
Immigrant background
Non-Western second-generation background (reference is a native background) 0.58 (0.50–0.68)
Western second-generation background 1.05 (0.84–1.30)
Health measures
Birthweight (log) 1.45 (1.05–1.99)
Apgar score 1.15 (1.05–1.26)
Gestational length 1.00 (0.98–1.02)
Health in adolescence (reference is poor health)
Good 1.45 (1.21–1.74)
Very good 1.80 (1.49–2.19)
Psychological distress (SCL-10) 0.90 (0.79–1.09)
Parental education (reference is primary school)
High school 2.11 (1.75–2.56)
Undergraduate 6.7 (5.48–8.19)
Graduate 18.96 (14.62–24.52)
Parental wealth and income
Wealth (log) 1.50 (1.30–1.70)
Income (log) 1.42 (1.28–1.58)
Two-parent household 1.97 (1.75–2.23)
Physical exercise 1.11 (1.06–1.16)
Smoking (reference is to never smoke)
Quit or smokes sometimes 0.68 (0.59–0.78)
Smokes every day 0.30 (0.26–0.36)
Alcohol consumption (reference is never or once)
2–3 times or more 0.92 (0.82–1.03)
Social support
Feel close to friends 1.13 (1.00–1.28)
Feel close to family 1.43 (1.26–1.63)
Expect to obtain a college education 5.48 (4.81–6.23)
Grades in grade 10 6.18 (5.50–6.95)
Absence from school due to pain 0.86 (0.83–0.90)

Apgar breathing effort, heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes and skin color; CI confidence level; OR odds ratio; SCL-10 Symptom Checklist-10 [taken from Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-90)