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Table 5 Multiple logistic regression of variables associated with not meeting guidelines for physical activity and exceeding recommended screen time

From: Parental influences on child physical activity and screen viewing time: a population based study

Variable

(reference category)

Not meeting physical activity guidelines

Exceeding screen time recommendation

 

Preschool

Younger

Older

Preschool

Younger

Older

 

Adj OR

95%CI

p*

Adj OR

95%CI

p*

Adj OR

95%CI

p*

Adj OR

95%CI

p*

Adj OR

95%CI

p*

Adj OR

95%CI

p*

Child age

‡.78

.63-.97

.95

.82-1.10

1.04

.91-1.19

†1.67

1.29-2.16

‡1.12

1.03-1.23

‡1.16

1.03-1.30

Child sex

(male)

1.11

.80-1.54

†1.84

1.28-2.64

1.17

.87-1.56

.80

.58-1.12

†.64

.51-.81

†.35

.24-.51

Region

(urban)

.78

.53-1.15

.73

.42-1.29

†.57

.38-.87

1.38

.97-1.96

‡.56

.36-.87

.91

.58-1.42

Maternal education

(Lower)

 

p = .62

 

p = .52

 

p = .31

 

p < .01

 

p < .01

 

p = .03

Intermediate

1.18

.75-1.85

.88

.54-1.43

.71

.42-1.19

.78

.46-1.34

‡.62

.42-.93

1.18

.84-1.64

Higher

1.22

.81-1.85

.75

.44-1.27

.94

.58-1.50

†.41

.24-.72

†.43

.28-.67

.69

.48-1.02

Household income

(< $40,000)

 

p = .42

 

p = .98

 

p = .09

 

p < .01

 

p = .81

 

p = .76

$40,000-$100,000

1.37

.86-2.19

.98

.51-1.86

.79

.57-1.11

.82

.50-1.33

1.19

.63-2.27

.86

.55-1.34

≥$100,000

1.25

.72-2.17

.93

.44-1.97

.43-.74

.40-.95

†.44

.26-.74

1.25

.61-2.58

.96

.57-1.62

Total barriers

(0-1)

 

p = .03

 

p = .06

 

p < .01

 

p = .46

 

p = .06

 

p = .42

2-3

.69

.46-1.07

1.61

.96-2.71

‡1.63

1.14-2.32

1.16

.81-1.65

1.41

1.03-1.94

1.27

.87-1.87

≥ 4

4.25

.88-20.4

‡3.76

1.25-11.34

†3.72

1.71-8.11

3.54

.33-.37.75

1.09

.46-2.60

1.21

.48-3.06

Self-efficacy

(< 25 th %tile)

 

p < .01

 

p = .03

 

p < .01

 

p = .01

 

p < .01

 

p < .01

> 25th-75th

.63

.38-1.05

.59

.29-1.20

†.59

.42-.84

.96

.68-1.37

.92

.67-1.26

.95

.59-1.54

≥ 75th

†.36

.21-.60

‡.39

.19-.79

†.45

.33-.62

‡.62

.43-.87

†.56

.39-.80

†.57

.43-.74

  1. * Statistical significance of overall test of multi-category variable
  2. ‡ Category significantly different from reference category at .05 with Bonferonni adjustment
  3. † Category significantly different from reference category at .01 with Bonferonni adjustment