Table 3.

Multivariate analysis on the association between independent variables and truancy.

Variable	Model I OR (95% CI)	Model II OR (95% CI)	Model III OR (95% CI)
Age
11-14	Ref	Ref	Ref
15+	1.463∗∗∗[1.168,1.833]	1.475∗∗∗[1.165,1.868]	1.460∗∗[1.153,1.848]
Experienced hunger
No	Ref	Ref	Ref
Yes	1.515∗∗∗[1.218,1.884]	1.239[0.983,1.561]	1.229[0.975,1.550]
Tobacco use
No	–	Ref	Ref
Yes	–	1.599∗[1.045,2.446]	1.613∗[1.051,2.475]
Engaged in a fight
No	–	Ref	Ref
Yes	–	1.083 [0.835,1.404]	1.071 [0.825,1.389]
Smoking
No	–	Ref	Ref
Yes	–	1.884∗∗[1.289,2.754]	1.893∗∗[1.293,2.771]
Bullied
No	–	Ref	Ref
Yes	–	1.341∗[1.050,1.713]	1.314∗[1.027,1.681]
Attacked
No	–	Ref	Ref
Yes	–	1.662∗∗∗[1.282,2.156]	1.656∗∗∗[1.276,2.14]
Number of Close friends
0	–	Ref	Ref
1-2	–	2.046∗[1.163,3.600]	2.131∗[1.214,3.740]
3+	–	1.335 [0.764,2.331]	1.382 [0.793,2.407]
Felt Lonely
No	–	Ref	Ref
Yes	–	1.283∗[1.010,1.630]	1.295∗[1.019,1.646]
Suicidal Ideation
No	–	Ref	Ref
Yes	–	1.310[0.933,1.841]	1.288[0.914,1.815]
Parents checking Homework
No	–	Ref	Ref
Yes			0.53∗[0.232,0.791]
N	1500	1500	1500
Pseudo R2	0.013	0.089	0.091

∗ p<0.05, ∗∗ p<0.01, and ∗∗∗ p<0.001; CI=confidence interval; Ref=reference; OR=odds ratio.