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Table 4 Self-reported general and mental health among participant children at baseline, the Kupol Study, Sweden 2013–2014

From: School environment and mental health in early adolescence - a longitudinal study in Sweden (KUPOL)

  

All

Girls

Boys

p-Value

(N = 3671)

(n = 1901)

(n = 1770)

General health

     
 

Very good

2171 (59.9)

1019 (54.5)

1152 (65.8)

<.0001

 

Fairly good

1360 (37.6)

792 (42.3)

568 (32.5)

 
 

Not very good

90 (2.5)

60 (3.2)

30 (1.7)

 
 

Missing

50

-

-

 

Mental health

     

Parent-reported SDQa

Indicates problem (17–40)

154 (4.6)

75 (4.3)

79 (4.8)

0.0529

 

Borderline (14–16)

125 (3.7)

52 (3.0)

73 (4.5)

 
 

Doesn’t indicate problems (0–13)

3090 (91.7)

1608 (92.7)

1482 (90.7)

 
 

Unscored

302

-

-

 

Child-reported SDQ

Indicates problem (20–40)

183 (5.0)

135 (7.2)

48 (2.7)

<.0001

 

Borderline (16–19)

350 (9.7)

209 (11.1)

141 (8.1)

 
 

Doesn’t indicate problems (0–15)

3092 (85.3)

1538 (81.7)

1554 (89.2)

 
 

Unscored

46

-

-

 

CES-DC

Indicates problem (≥30)

346 (9.6)

297 (15.9)

49 (2.8)

<.0001

 

Doesn’t indicate problems (<30)

3265 (90.4)

1577 (84.1)

1688 (97.2)

 
 

Unscored

60

-

-

 
  1. P-Value refers to X2 test for categorical variables in gender comparison
  2. aAvailable for 3662 participants