Table 1

Determinants of drop out in the Young Hearts Project between the first (1988) and third (1997) wave of data collection in boys and girls 12 and 15 years of age at baseline

NumberUnivariateMultivariate
Odds ratio (95% CI)pOdds ratio (95% CI)p
Cohort 1 (12 years at baseline)
 Socioeconomic position0.000.00
 Non-manual2801.001.00
 Manual1781.97 (1.35, 2.88)1.93 (1.31, 2.84)
 Missing513.79 (1.96, 7.32)3.78 (1.93, 7.37)
Birth weight (100 g)0.010.03
 Normal1561.001.00
 Low (<3118 g)1-150 1551.22 (0.78, 1.90)1.12 (0.70, 1.77)
 High (>3540 g)1540.62 (0.40, 0.98)0.62 (0.39, 0.99)
 Missing441.51 (0.76, 2.99)1.45 (0.72, 2.91)
Sum of skinfolds (cm)5091.12 (1.02, 1.23)0.021.13 (1.02, 1.25)0.02
Cohort 2 (15 years at baseline)
 Socioeconomic position0.010.02
 Non-manual2531.001.00
 Manual1891.79 (1.22, 2.62)1.75 (1.18, 2.60)
 Missing641.45 (0.83, 2.51)1.28 (0.72, 2.26)
Birth weight (100 g)0.060.01
 Normal1551.001.00
 Low (<3180 g)1-150 1571.33 (0.85, 2.07)1.21 (0.76, 1.92)
 High (>3629 g)1541.80 (1.15, 2.83)2.12 (1.32, 3.41)
 Missing401.77 (0.88, 3.60)2.18 (1.05, 4.52)
Body height (cm)5060.98 (0.96, 1.00)0.110.97 (0.94, 0.99)0.05
Systolic blood pressure (10 mm Hg)5061.29 (1.11, 1.49)0.001.36 (1.16, 1.59)0.00
  • 1-150 Values based on tertiles, with missing values included as a separate group.