Truancy

Simple Logistic Regression (SLR)

Multiple Logistic regression (MLR)

b

Crude OR

(95% CI)

p-Value

b

Adjusted OR*

(95% CI)

p-Value

Sex

Male

0.27

1.34 (1.24, 1.37)

<0.001

0.09

1.09 (1.03, 1.15)

0.002

Female

0

1

-

0

1

-

Age

Young

0

1

-

0

1

-

Old

0.26

1.30 (1.23, 1.37)

<0.001

0.31

1.37 (1.30, 1.45)

<0.001

Ethnicity

Malay

0

1

-

0

1

-

Chinese

−0.15

0.86 (0.79, 0.93)

<0.001

−0.14

0.87 (0.80, 0.94)

<0.001

Indian

0.11

1.11 (0.99, 1.25)

0.077

0.03

1.03 (0.91, 1.16)

0.665

Bumiputera Sabah

0.16

1.17 (1.05, 1.30)

0.004

0.07

1.08 (1.0, 1.20)

0.184

Bumiputera Sarawak

−0.24

0.79 (0.68, 0.92)

0.003

−0.37

0.69 (0.60, 0.81)

<0.001

Others

0.41

1.51 (1.27, 1.80)

<0.001

0.34

1.41 (1.18, 1.68)

<0.001

Marital Status

Living together

0

1

-

0

1

-

Living apart

0.40

1.49 (1.39, 1.9)

<0.001

0.32

1.38 (1.28, 1.47)

<0.001

Ever illicit drug user

Yes

1.41

4.10 (3.60, 4.66)

<0.001

0.92

2.51 (2.18, 1.47)

<0.001

No

0

1

-

0

1

-

Current Cigarette Smoker

Yes

0.96

2.61 (2.43, 2.80)

<0.001

0.70

2.02 (1.87, 2.19)

<0.001

No

0

1

-

0

1

-

Being Bullied

Yes

0.47

1.60 (1.50, 1.72)

<0.001

0.31

1.37 (1.28, 1.47)

<0.001

No

0

1

-

0

1

-