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Table 6 Palmore score in secondary school students

From: Bridging the intergenerational gap: the outcomes of a student-initiated, longitudinal, inter-professional, inter-generational home visit program

Group

No.

Pre-Intervention Score (mean, 95%CI)

P-value (comparison between groups for pre-intervention score)

Post-Intervention Score (mean, 95%CI)

Mean Difference

P-value

Comparison between groups for mean difference

All secondary school

162

13.3 (12.9–13.8)

 

14.2 (13.6–14.7)

0.81 (0.25–1.38)

0.005

 

Gender

  

0.061

   

0.57

 Male

64

13.89 (13.17–14.61)

 

14.53 (13.79–15.28)

0.64 (−0.12–1.40)

0.097

 

 Female

98

12.99 (12.38–13.60)

 

13.92 (13.13–14.71)

0.93 (0.13–1.73)

0.023

 

Age

  

0.15

   

0.21

 Younger (Age 13–14)

32

14.03 (12.89–15.17)

 

14.16 (12.83–15.48)

0.13 (−1.18–1.43)

0.85

 

 Older (Age 15–17)

130

13.18 (12.67–13.69)

 

14.16 (13.54–14.78)

0.98 (0.36–1.61)

0.002

 

School

  

0.23

   

0.15

 School 1 (Westspring)

52

13.77 (12.92–14.62)

 

14.08 (13.18–14.97)

0.31 (− 0.66–1.28)

0.53

 

 School 2 (Yishun Sec)

81

12.90 (12.23–13.57)

 

13.90 (13.09–14.71)

1.00 (0.23–1.77)

0.011

 

 Others

29

13.82 (12.82–14.84)

 

15.03 (13.57–16.50)

1.21 (−0.44–2.85)

0.14

 

Living with grandparents

  

0.75

   

0.22

 Yes

37

13.49 (12.66–14.31)

 

13.68 (12.52–14.84)

0.19 (− 0.93–1.31)

0.73

 

 No

125

13.30 (12.75–13.86)

 

14.30 (13.66–14.95)

1.00 (0.35–1.65)

0.003

 

Have you volunteered in an old person facility?

  

0.66

   

0.49

 Yes

88

13.25 (12.64–13.86)

 

13.86 (13.10–14.63)

0.61 (−0.11–1.33)

0.093

 

 No

74

13.56 (12.73–14.19)

 

14.51 (13.69–15.34)

1.05 (0.15–1.96)

0.023

 

Do you have any siblings?

  

0.084

   

0.58

 Yes

128

13.56 (13.02–14.09)

 

14.28 (13.66–14.90)

0.73 (0.11–1.34)

0.021

 

 No

34

12.56 (11.67–13.45)

 

13.71 (12.41–15.00)

1.15 (−0.27–2.57)

0.11

 
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