. 2022 Jun 28;38(5):915–949. doi: 10.1007/s10680-022-09623-6

Table 1.

Prevalence of social and mental health outcomes at ages 16–18 by type of conception in the analytical samples, children conceived naturally and through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) in Finland 1995–2000

	Between-family sample				Within-family sample
	Naturally conceived		MAR		Naturally conceived		MAR
	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n
GPA (mean)	7.77^ab	209,091	8.02^b	10,533	7.94^a	1,283	7.99	1,338
Academic track (ref. vocational)	51.85^ab	256,320	62.52^b	13,342	58.14^ac	2,310	61.42^c	2,372
School dropout	3.01^ab	266,924	2.38^b	13,758	2.30^a	2,433	2.09	2,490
NEET status at age 18	3.64^ab	266,924	2.42^b	13,758	2.75^a	2,433	1.97	2,490
Early home-leaving	17.14^ab	266,924	11.08^b	13,758	12.08^a	2,433	10.56	2,490
Antidepressant use	7.58	266,924	7.46	13,758	7.15	2,433	6.91	2,490
Mental disorders (any)	9.28^a	266,924	9.03	13,758	7.44^ac	2,433	9.36^c	2,490
Internalizing	5.92^a	266,924	5.87	13,758	4.56^ac	2,433	6.02^c	2,490
Externalizing	1.28^b	266,924	0.98^b	13,758	0.99	2,433	1.16	2,490
Developmental	1.02^b	266,924	1.24^b	13,758	0.95	2,433	1.29	2,490
Other mental disorders	3.95	266,924	3.82	13,758	3.37	2,433	4.22	2,490
High-risk health behaviour	1.86^b	266,924	1.56^b	13,758	1.64	2,433	1.85	2,490

^aStatistically significant difference between naturally conceived adolescents in between- and within-family samples at 95% confidence level. ^bStatistically significant difference between MAR- and naturally conceived adolescents in the between-family sample at 95% confidence level. ^cStatistically significant difference between MAR- and naturally conceived adolescents in the within-family sample at 95% confidence level. There were no significant differences between MAR adolescents in the between- and within-family samples