TableĀ 4

Binomial logistic regression of the factors influencing high sickness presence (four episodes or more) in Norwegian secondary school

FactorsLower secondary schoolUpper secondary school
OR(95% CI)OR(95% CI)
Male1.001.00
Female1.45**(1.17 to 1.95)1.45**(1.10 to 1.91)
Native1.001.00
Immigrant1.07(0.73 to 1.55)1.31(0.85 to 2.01)
Parents with low education1.001.00
Parents with high education1.22(0.95 to 1.60)1.08(0.80 to 1.43)
Working parents1.001.00
Non-working parents1.25(0.89 to 1.75)1.09(0.76 to 1.55)
No/low absence from school1.001.00
High absence from school1.66**(1.25 to 2.19)1.96**(1.47 to 2.60)
Grade point average0.93(0.78 to 1.10)0.96(0.79 to 1.16)
School motivation0.80**(0.69 to 0.92)1.05(0.89 to 1.24)
General studies1.00
Vocational studies1.36*(1.00 to 1.85)
Constant0.820.24
  • Adjusted OR values are shown with 95% CI and p value (**=significant at 0.01, *=significant at 0.05).