Nutritional indicators |
Overweight | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.6) | <0.001 | 2.2 (0.8 to 5.7) | 0.12 |
Underweight | 19 | 18 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) | 0.85 | | |
Anaemic | 32 | 42 | 1.4 (1.2 to 2.0) | <0.001 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.2) | 0.79 |
Health care seeking behaviour |
Visit to doctor in past year | 71 | 64 | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 0.009 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) | 0.2 |
Visit to dentist in past year | 17 | 10 | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.7) | <0.001 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) | 0.1 |
Risk behaviours |
Ever smoking | 17 | 15 | 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0) | 0.15 | | |
Ever drinking alcohol | 34 | 27 | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) | 0.001 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) | 0.09 |
Ever been drunk | 14 | 10 | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 0.05 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.7) | 0.03 |
Psychological indicators |
Self esteem: high | 31 | 26 | 0.8 (0.6 to 0.9) | 0.05 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) | 0.1 |
Anxiety: severe/moderate | 37 | 45 | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.7) | 0.002 | 1.4 (0.9 to 1.7) | 0.4 |
Depression: severe/moderate | 24 | 41 | 2.0 (1.6 to 2.5) | 0.001 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.9) | 0.65 |
Have contemplated suicide | 14 | 14 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) | 0.9 | | |
Have tried to commit suicide | 10 | 11 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.2) | 0.7 | | |
Social |
Bullied sometimes/often | 29 | 44 | 2.0 (1.6 to 2.4) | <0.001 | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) | 0.006 |
Generally liked by peers | 77 | 70 | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) | 0.005 | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 0.04 |
Readily confide in friends | 70 | 62 | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) | <0.001 | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.9) | 0.03 |
Readily confide in parents/other relatives | 64 | 41 | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.7) | <0.001 | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) | 0.009 |
Self reported academic record: excellent/good | 57 | 51 | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) | 0.006 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) | 0.06 |