Table 5 Odds ratios for dropping out of the first year of high school by mental health groups among Danish high school students
|  | Dropout | Adjusted by ethnicity and parents’ education | |
|---|---|---|---|
% | AOR | 95% CI | |
Males (n = 8498) | |||
Flourishing (ref.) | 8.4 | 1.00 | – |
Moderate mentally healthy | 13.3 | 1.58 | 1.31 to 1.92 |
Emotionally challenged | 13.5 | 1.71 | 1.41 to 2.08 |
Languishing | 21.0 | 2.89 | 2.35 to 3.55 |
Females (n = 13,762) | |||
Flourishing (ref.) | 4.4 | 1.00 | – |
Moderate mentally healthy | 6.9 | 1.49 | 1.21 to 1.90 |
Emotionally challenged | 7.3 | 1.73 | 1.45 to 2.08 |
Languishing | 13.3 | 3.29 | 2.79 to 3.98 |