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Table 8 Adjusted mean scores (M) with confidence intervals (CI) of somatic health problems by age category of siblings
| Age/number of older siblings | Na Tot = 51 947 | 3 years | 5 years | 3 + 5 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term somatic problems | Long-term somatic problems | Somatic problems | Somatic problems | |||
| M (95 % CI) | M (95 % CI) | M (95 % CI) | M (95 % CI) | |||
| <6 years | 0 | 28 994 | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 19 384 | .03 (.01, .05) | .07 (.05, .09) | .04 (.01, .07) | .05 (.03, .08) | |
| 2+ | 3 569 | .01 (-.01, .05) | -.02 (-.05, .02) | -.02 (-.07, .03) | -.01 (-.06, .04) | |
| 6–11 year | 0 | 44 625 | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 520 | .02 (-.01, .05) | .00 (-.03, .03) | .00 (-.04, .04) | .01 (-.03, .06) | |
| 2+ | 1 802 | -.01 (-.05, .04) | -.06 (-.11,-.01) | -.05 (-.11, .01) | -.05 (-.12, .02) | |
| 12–18 years | 0 | 49 622 | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 798 | .01 (-.04, .06) | .01 (-.05, .05) | -.02 (-.09, .04) | -.01 (-.09, .06) | |
| 2+ | 527 | -.08 (-.16, .01) | .07 (-.03, .17) | .06 (-.06, .18) | .08 (-.07, .23) | |
