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Table 3 The association (beta coefficient and 95% confidence interval) of parent belief and support with grade five boys’ physical activity 1 on school days and weekend days

From: The importance of parental beliefs and support for pedometer-measured physical activity on school days and weekend days among Canadian children

 

School days

Weekend days

 

Univariable

Multivariable

Univariable

Multivariable

 

Model 12

Model 23

Model 12

Model 23

 

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

Care staying fit & exercising

            

  A little bit

-618

-1542, 306

-654

-1582, 273

-430

-1394, 534

-505

-2105, 1095

-658

-2225, 910

-168

-1811, 1475

  Quite a lot4

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

  Very much

505

-260, 1270

453

-316, 1222

79

-718, 877

1439*

121, 2758

1381*

85, 2676

1306

-50, 2661

Encourage physical activity

            

  A little bit

-269

-1418, 880

-286

-1436, 864

-165

-1358, 1028

-944

-2940, 1051

-1032

-2980, 917

-563

-2570, 1445

  Quite a lot4

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

  Very much

1408*

690, 2126

1372*

653, 2092

1373*

606, 2139

939

-322, 2201

936

-300, 2171

625

-686, 1935

Engage in physical activity

            

  <1 time/week

-240

-971, 491

-246

-973, 482

112

-641, 865

-1680*

-2937, -424

-1669*

-2888, -450

-1367*

-2643, -90

  1-3 times/week4

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

  >4 time/week

492

-650, 1635

566

-571, 1702

264

-882, 1410

-1276

-3254, 701

-1076

-2998, 846

-1350

-3309, 608

  1. 1– pedometer-measured steps adjusted for non-ambulatory activities, non-wear time activities, and missing data.
  2. 2– Model 1 is adjusted for household income, parental educational attainment and year of data collection.
  3. 3– Model 2 is adjusted for parental care about staying fit and exercising, encourage physical activity, engage in physical activity together, household income, parental educational attainment, and year of data collection.
  4. 4– reference category.
  5. *– considered statistically significant at P < 0.05.