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Table 3 Association between four school performance indicators and school sociodemographic variables in middle school students

From: Association between attempted suicide and academic performance indicators among middle and high school students in Mexico: results from a national survey

 

Two years older than expected for grade level

Studying last year

Perceived academic performance

Number of failed courses

 

(a) No

a) Yes

a) Very good

a) None

 

(b) Yes

b) No

b) Good

b) 1

       

c) Fair or poor

c) 2

          

d) 3 or more

 

(n = 13,624)

(n = 13,403)

(n = 13,380)

(n = 13,123)

OR

95% CI

Sig.

OR

95% CI

Sig.

OR

95% CI

Sig.

OR

95% CI

Sig.

School performance variable

 (a)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 (b)

0.83

(0.31–2.21)

 

2.75

(1.17–6.50)

*

1.86

(1.16–2.99)

*

1.18

(0.74–1.88)

 

 (c)

 

 

2.35

(1.56–3.54)

***

1.12

(0.63–1.98)

 

 (d)

 

 

 

2.41

(1.26–4.60)

**

Sex

 Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

5.79

(4.15–8.07)

***

5.74

(4.13–7.98)

***

6.45

(4.56–9.11)

***

6.05

(4.32–8.47)

***

 Age (continuous)

1.02

(0.75–1.39)

 

0.98

(0.78–1.23)

 

0.98

(0.77–1.23)

 

0.96

(0.76–1.22)

 

Worked last year

 

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes, part-time

2.49

(1.51–4.10)

***

2.34

(1.48–3.71)

***

2.41

(1.43–4.06)

***

2.50

(1.51–4.14)

***

 Yes, full-time

1.34

(0.71–2.51)

 

1.35

(0.71–2.57)

 

1.37

(0.72–2.59)

 

1.32

(0.69–2.52)

 

Size of locality

 Big city

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 City

1.01

(0.72–1.42)

 

1.01

(0.72–1.42)

 

1.01

(0.71–1.42)

 

1.00

(0.71–1.41)

 

 Small town or hamlet

0.80

(0.50–1.29)

 

0.78

(0.48–1.26)

 

0.82

(0.51–1.32)

 

0.79

(0.48–1.28)

 

Family constellation

 Both parents

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Both parents (one surrogate)

1.37

(0.90–2.09)

 

1.37

(0.90–2.08)

 

1.32

(0.86–2.03)

 

1.33

(0.87–2.03)

 

 Mother (or surrogate)

1.12

(0.75–1.68)

 

1.09

(0.74–1.61)

 

1.11

(0.74–1.67)

 

1.09

(0.73–1.63)

 

 Father (or surrogate)

2.42

(1.06–5.48)

*

2.44

(1.07–5.58)

*

2.50

(1.08–5.77)

*

2.50

(1.08–5.79)

*

 Other

1.88

(1.02–3.45)

*

1.89

(1.02–3.48)

*

1.93

(1.04–3.56)

*

1.83

(0.95–3.51)

 

Mother’s (or surrogate’s) education level

 Elementary or no education

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Middle school

1.25

(0.84–1.86)

 

1.24

(0.82–1.86)

 

1.25

(0.84–1.85)

 

1.25

(0.84–1.86)

 

 High school

1.37

(0.89–2.10)

 

1.38

(0.90–2.12)

 

1.41

(0.91–2.17)

 

1.35

(0.88–2.09)

 

 University/college

1.57

(0.97–2.54)

 

1.57

(0.97–2.54)

 

1.70

(1.03–2.79)

*

1.53

(0.94–2.49)

 

 Postgraduate studies

1.50

(0.78–2.87)

 

1.53

(0.80–2.94)

 

1.62

(0.84–3.12)

 

1.52

(0.79–2.91)

 

 Other

0.61

(0.33–1.13)

 

0.60

(0.32–1.11)

 

0.58

(0.30–1.10)

 

0.55

(0.29–1.06)

 

School yeara

 First year (7th)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Second year (8th)

2.15

(1.25–3.70)

**

2.42

(1.47–3.96)

***

2.19

(1.36–3.52)

**

2.30

(1.41–3.74)

***

 Third year (9th)

2.03

(0.96–4.28)

 

2.38

(1.30–4.37)

**

2.04

(1.10–3.78)

*

2.29

(1.23–4.28)

**

  1. OR Odds Ratio, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval
  2. * p  < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
  3. a 7th, 8th and 9th grades as equivalents to the three grades of middle school in México