School dropouts (n=910) | School completers (n=5702) | |||
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Demographics | ||||
Age, mean, yr | 16.09 | (15.86-16.11) | 16.10 | (16.04-16.14) |
Male | 58.57 | (55.36-61.77) | 47.42 | (46.13-49.72) |
Maternal education level | ||||
Primary | 41.09 | (37.90-44.30) | 23.41 | (22.31-24.51) |
Intermediate | 47.14 | (43.90-50.39) | 50.84 | (49.54-52.14) |
Tertiary | 11.79 | (10.68-13.85) | 25.75 | (24.61-26.88) |
Health | ||||
1 or more somatic disease | 24.73 | (21.92-27.53) | 19.66 | (18.63-20.69) |
Symptom load, mean | 1.60 | (1.49-1.70) | 1.31 | (1.26-1.35) |
High psychological distress, mean | 1.52 | (1.48-1.56) | 1.45 | (1.43-1.46) |
Concentration problems | 36.59 | (33.46-39.72) | 21.76 | (20.70-22.84) |
Insomnia | 14.07 | (11.81-16.33) | 9.53 | (8.76-10.28) |
Poor self-rated health | 17.14 | (14.69-19.59) | 9.27 | (8.52-10.03) |
Health behavior | ||||
BMI | ||||
Overweight | 18.46 | (15.94-20.98) | 13.47 | (12.58-14.36) |
Obese | 5.49 | (4.01-6.98) | 2.59 | (2.18-3.01) |
Smoking | 34.62 | (31.52-37.71) | 18.82 | (17.80-19.83) |
No physical activity | 19.67 | (17.09-22.25) | 10.93 | (10.12-11.74) |
Psychosocial factors | ||||
Self-esteem, mean | 2.95 | (2.91-2.98) | 3.05 | (3.03-3.06) |
Subjective well-being, mean | 2.86 | (2.80-2.93) | 2.68 | (2.65-2.70) |
Loneliness, mean | 2.10 | (2.03-2.16) | 2.01 | (1.97-2.03) |
Traditional family | 59.12 | (55.92-62.32) | 77.50 | (76.41-78.58) |
School-related factors | ||||
Reading and writing difficulties | 15.60 | (13.24-17.96) | 6.42 | (5.78-7.05) |
Being bullied, mean | 1.23 | (1.19-1.26) | 1.16 | (1.15-1.17) |
Disease-related school absence | 9.67 | (7.75-11.59) | 3.95 | (3.44-4.45) |
Aspiration for higher education | 38.57 | (35.41-41.91) | 46.62 | (45.32-47.91) |
Academic problems, mean | 2.15 | (2.12-2.18) | 1.87 | (1.86-1.89) |
School-related dissatisfaction, mean | 2.40 | (2.36-2.44) | 2.26 | (2.25-2.28) |
School-related conduct, mean | 1.59 | (1.56-1.62) | 1.45 | (1.44-1.46) |