Table 1 The distribution of SHC across FAS groups and associations between FAS and SHC in each Nordic country, 2002–2018
Year | Sweden | Norway | Finland | Denmark | Iceland | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Descriptive statistics | Mean | n | Mean | n | Mean | n | Mean | n | Mean | n | |
2002 | Low FAS | 18.9m | 289 | 17.1mh | 251 | 18.1m | 303 | 14.6 | 256 | ||
Medium FAS | 17.7l | 711 | 15.3l | 961 | 17.2l | 1048 | 14.8 | 815 | |||
High FAS (ref) | 17.9 | 195 | 15.0 | 379 | 17.0 | 355 | 14.9 | 263 | |||
Total | 18.1 | 1203 | 15.5 | 1603 | 17.3 | 1732 | 14.8 | 1353 | |||
2006 | Low FAS | 19.5m | 260 | 16.7m | 310 | 18.2 | 213 | 15.5 | 270 | 20.0mh | 340 |
Medium FAS | 18.4l | 887 | 15.6l | 941 | 17.7 | 1107 | 15.2 | 870 | 18.4l | 1156 | |
High FAS (ref) | 18.6 | 339 | 16.0 | 238 | 18.2 | 318 | 15.1 | 334 | 17.7 | 291 | |
Total | 18.6 | 1512 | 15.9 | 1501 | 17.8 | 1675 | 15.3 | 1536 | 18.6 | 1873 | |
2010 | Low FAS | 17.9 | 403 | 18.9mh | 228 | 17.7 | 349 | 16.2m | 240 | 19.6mh | 512 |
Medium FAS | 18.3 | 1078 | 15.9l | 765 | 17.3 | 1304 | 14.9l | 803 | 17.6l | 2254 | |
High FAS (ref) | 17.5 | 525 | 16.2 | 324 | 17.1 | 397 | 15.1 | 151 | 17.5 | 811 | |
Total | 18.0 | 2066 | 16.5 | 1328 | 17.4 | 2104 | 15.2 | 1219 | 17.9 | 3640 | |
2014 | Low FAS | 19.9 | 437 | 16.5 | 136 | 16.7 | 254 | 17.0 | 184 | 19.1m | 775 |
Medium FAS | 19.0 | 1503 | 16,7 | 578 | 16.0 | 1244 | 16.4 | 817 | 18.3l | 1623 | |
High FAS (ref) | 19.0 | 677 | 15.9 | 158 | 15.7 | 383 | 16.2 | 168 | 18.2 | 671 | |
Total | 19.1 | 2730 | 16.5 | 909 | 16.0 | 1954 | 16.4 | 1251 | 18.4 | 3300 | |
2018 | Low FAS | 20.1 | 224 | 17.3 | 113 | 19.3 | 222 | 17.3m | 163 | 20.1mh | 318 |
Medium FAS | 20.0 | 1081 | 16.8 | 428 | 18.7 | 604 | 15.9l | 407 | 18.7lh | 1301 | |
High FAS (ref) | 19.5 | 228 | 17.9 | 110 | 18.2 | 191 | 16.6 | 125 | 17.5 | 504 | |
Total | 19.9 | 1571 | 17.1 | 667 | 18.8 | 1068 | 16.5 | 757 | 18.6 | 2157 | |
Linear regressions | B | 95% C.I. | B | 95% C.I. | B | 95% C.I. | B | 95% C.I. | B | 95% C.I. | |
FAS II (0–7) | -0.18*** | -0.26 to -0.10 | -0.27*** | -0.36 to -0.17 | -0.13*** | -0.21 to -0.05 | -0.14*** | -0.22 to -0.05 | -0.49*** | -0.58 to -0.41 | |
Survey year | 0.12*** | 0.09 to 0.14 | 0.11*** | 0.08 to 0.14 | 0.00 | -0.02 to 0.03 | 0.12*** | 0.10 to 0.15 | 0.00 | -0.03 to 0.03 | |
Girl | 4.28*** | 4.01 to 4.54 | 3.30*** | 3.00 to 3.60 | 3.17*** | 2.92 to 3.42 | 2.73*** | 2.46 to 3.00 | 3.70*** | 3.43 to 3.96 | |
Adjusted R | 0.112 | 0.086 | 0.071 | 0.074 | 0.078 | ||||||
F | 373.2 | 0.000 | 187.1 | 0.000 | 212.0 | 0.000 | 158.1 | 0.000 | 294.6 | 0.000 | |