Table 1.

Associations between early adolescent health and later low educational attainment and NEET status by gender

	Low educational attainment						Not in education, employment or training (NEET)
	Boys			Girls			Boys			Girls
	OR (95% CI)	P value	N	OR (95% CI)	P value	N	OR (95% CI)	P value	N	OR (95% CI)	P value
Long-term condition	1.53 (1.26 to 1.86)	<0.001	6291	1.72 (1.40 to 2.14)	<0.001	6193	1.30 (0.92 to 1.83)	0.14	3811	1.37 (0.95 to 1.97)	0.09	4104
Poor mental health	1.25 (1.01 to 1.57)	0.05	6094	1.39 (1.16 to 1.67)	<0.001	6029	1.72 (1.24 to 2.41)	0.001	3750	1.49 (1.11 to 1.99)	0.008	4078

All analyses controlled for socioeconomic status, ethnicity and early adolescent educational attainment.