TABLE 3.
Results of Logistic Regression Analysis of Likelihood of Poor School Performance: North Carolina Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program, 2008
| Main Model, AOR (95% CI) |
Model Excluding Health Status Variables, AOR (95% CI) |
Model Excluding Absence Variables, AOR (95% CI) |
|
| Child gender (boy vs girl) | 1.88 (1.29, 2.72) | 1.96 (1.35, 2.85) | 1.88 (1.30, 2.71) |
| Race | |||
| Black vs White | 1.82 (1.16, 2.86) | 1.89 (1.21, 2.95) | 1.84 (1.17, 2.89) |
| Other vs White | 0.84 (0.44, 1.60) | 0.87 (0.46, 1.64) | 0.83 (0.44, 1.58) |
| Grade in school | |||
| 6–8 vs K–5 | 1.72 (1.05, 2.82) | 1.71 (1.05, 2.78) | 1.71 (1.05, 2.79) |
| 9–12 vs K–5 | 2.74 (1.78, 4.22) | 2.58 (1.70, 3.92) | 2.72 (1.76, 4.19) |
| Parental educational level | |||
| < high school vs ≥ college | 1.51 (0.62, 3.67) | 1.66 (0.68, 4.06) | 1.57 (0.66, 3.75) |
| High school vs ≥ college | 2.25 (1.44, 3.51) | 2.41 (1.54, 3.76) | 2.22 (1.42, 3.47) |
| Ethnicity (Hispanic vs non-Hispanic) | 0.98 (0.43, 2.23) | 0.99 (0.44, 2.29) | 1.00 (0.44, 2.29) |
| Health insurance coverage | |||
| Public/Medicaid/Health Choice/Carolina ACCESS/IHS vs private | 1.99 (1.20, 3.29) | 2.03 (1.23, 3.35) | 1.98 (1.20, 3.26) |
| Military/other vs private | 1.79 (1.01, 3.16) | 1.73 (0.97, 3.06) | 1.80 (1.02, 3.18) |
| Uninsured vs private | 1.52 (0.77, 3.01) | 1.63 (0.85, 3.12) | 1.56 (0.79, 3.10) |
| Special health care needs (yes vs no) | 3.62 (2.27, 5.78) | 3.68 (2.37, 5.72) | 3.55 (2.22, 5.67) |
| Oral health status (good/fair/poor vs excellent/very good) | 1.62 (1.10, 2.38) | … | 1.70 (1.16, 2.49) |
| General health status (good/fair/poor vs excellent/very good) | 0.91 (0.58, 1.43) | … | 0.93 (0.59, 1.46) |
| Days of school absences for routine dental care | |||
| 1 vs 0 | 0.76 (0.45, 1.27) | 0.73 (0.44, 1.23) | … |
| 2 vs 0 | 1.05 (0.52, 2.11) | 1.06 (0.53, 2.10) | … |
| 3 vs 0 | 0.95 (0.42, 2.16) | 1.05 (0.46. 2.41) | … |
| School absence caused by dental pain (yes vs no) | 1.68 (0.88, 3.20) | 1.94 (1.04, 3.63) | … |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; IHS = Indian Health Service. Sample size was n = 1782. Ellipses indicate information that was not included.