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Table 2 Characteristics of subjects (N = 1,559)

From: Socioeconomic inequities patterns of multi-morbidity in early adolescence

 

% or mean (SD)

Boys

49.9 (1.3)

Age (yr)

 

 12 or under

38.7 (1.2)

 13

23.9 (1.1)

 14 or over

37.4 (1.2)

 Mean

13.5 (1.3)

Nationality

 

 French

93.1 (0.6)

 European immigrants

3.5 (0.5)

 Non-European immigrants

3.5 (0.5)

Family structure

 

 Intact

63.0 (1.2)

 Divorced/separated parents and reconstructed family

25.1 (1.1)

 Single parent and others

11.9 (0.8)

Low parents’ education

48.7 (1.3)

Father’s occupation

 

 Managers, professionals, and intermediate professionals

38.2 (1.2)

 Craftsmen, tradesmen, and firm heads

20.1 (1.0)

 Service workers and clerks

9.2 (0.7)

 Manual workers and other occupations

25.0 (1.1)

 Inactive people

7.5 (0.7)

Insufficient income

17.7 (1.0)

Mental health, behavioral, and school difficulties

 

Last-30-day substance use

 

  Alcohol

35.2 (1.2)

  Tobacco

11.2 (0.8)

  Cannabis

5.6 (0.6)

  Hard drugs

2.8 (0.4)

 Obesity

10.6 (0.8)

 Depressive symptoms

13.3 (0.9)

 Suicide attempts

9.9 (0.8)

 Involvement in violence

10.3 (0.8)

 Grade repetition

14.7 (0.9)

 Low school performance (<10/20)

8.2 (0.7)

Multi-morbidity

 

 CD 0

44.1 (1.3)

 CD 1

30.8 (1.2)

 CD 2-3

18.4 (1.0)

 CD ≥ 4

6.7 (0.6)

  1. CD: number of these outcome variables alcohol use, tobacco use, cannabis use, hard drugs use, obesity, depressive symptoms, suicide attempts, involvement in violence, and low school performance (range 0 to 9).