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Table 4 Association between the school performance indicators and school sociodemographic variables in high 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 = 13,423)

(n = 13,219)

(n = 13,279)

(n = 12,970)

aOR

95% CI

Sig.

aOR

95% CI

Sig.

aOR

95% CI

Sig.

aOR

95% CI

Sig.

Academic performance variable

 (a)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 (b)

1.31

(0.64–2.67)

 

0.84

(0.49–1.44)

 

1.65

(1.08–2.52)

*

1.36

(0.93–2.00)

 

 (c)

 

 

1.96

(1.25–3.06)

**

1.78

(1.10–2.86)

*

 (d)

 

 

 

1.40

(0.90–2.18)

 

Sex

 Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

4.86

(3.59–6.58)

***

4.80

(3.54–6.49)

***

5.01

(3.67–6.84)

***

5.25

(3.84–7.19)

***

 Age (continuous)

1.04

(0.87–1.24)

 

1.09

(0.96–1.23)

 

1.08

(0.97–1.21)

 

1.08

(0.96–1.21)

 

Speaks an indigenous language

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.51

(0.24–1.06)

 

0.52

(0.25–1.09)

 

0.52

(0.25–1.07)

 

0.54

(0.26–1.12)

 

Family constellation

 Both parents

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Both parents (one surrogate)

1.99

(1.25–3.15)

**

2.00

(1.26–3.18)

**

1.98

(1.24–3.15)

**

1.97

(1.23–3.16)

**

 Mother (or surrogate)

1.82

(1.36–2.44)

***

1.84

(1.38–2.47)

***

1.81

(1.35–2.42)

***

1.87

(1.40–2.49)

***

 Father (or surrogate)

1.39

(0.61–3.16)

 

1.44

(0.63–3.28)

 

1.36

(0.59–3.11)

 

1.37

(0.59–3.22)

 

 Other

1.52

(0.92–2.51)

 

1.47

(0.88–2.48)

 

1.49

(0.90–2.46)

 

1.51

(0.89–2.54)

 

Father’s (or surrogate´s) education level

 Elementary or no education

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Middle school

1.30

(0.97–1.76)

 

1.32

(0.97–1.78)

 

1.30

(0.96–1.77)

 

1.34

(1.00–1.80)

 

 High school

0.94

(0.65–1.36)

 

0.93

(0.64–1.35)

 

0.96

(0.66–1.39)

 

0.98

(0.67–1.41)

 

 University/college

0.82

(0.53–1.29)

 

0.82

(0.53–1.28)

 

0.85

(0.54–1.32)

 

0.86

(0.55–1.35)

 

 Postgraduate studies

0.99

(0.63–1.56)

 

0.98

(0.62–1.55)

 

1.01

(0.63–1.62)

 

1.01

(0.64–1.60)

 

 Other

0.97

(0.54–1.75)

 

0.92

(0.51–1.67)

 

1.00

(0.56–1.80)

 

0.90

(0.49–1.63)

 

School yeara

 First year (10th)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Second year (11th)

0.75

(0.53–1.05)

 

0.69

(0.50–0.95)

*

0.71

(0.52–0.96)

*

0.70

(0.51–0.95)

*

 Third year (12th)

0.74

(0.47–1.18)

 

0.66

(0.44–1.00)

 

0.69

(0.47–1.01)

 

0.63

(0.42–0.95)

*

  1. aOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval
  2. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
  3. a10th, 11th and 12th for the three grades of high school in México