Association between adolescent long-term conditions and hypothesised mediators by gender
| Boys | Girls | |||||
| OR (95% CI) | P value | N | OR (95% CI) | P value | N | |
| Long-term school absences | 1.35 (0.97 to 1.89) | 0.08 | 6288 | 2.01 (1.49 to 2.71) | <0.001 | 6172 |
| Truancy | 0.86 (0.74 to 1.00) | 0.06 | 6249 | 0.99 (0.82 to 1.21) | 0.95 | 6168 |
| Social exclusion | 1.31 (1.10 to 1.56) | 0.002 | 6277 | 1.38 (1.16 to 1.66) | <0.001 | 6184 |
| Psychological distress | 1.13 (0.89 to 1.44) | 0.34 | 6262 | 1.24 (1.03 to 1.50) | 0.02 | 6182 |
Analyses controlled for socioeconomic status, ethnicity and adolescent educational attainment.