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Table 2 Logistic regression analyses of factors associated with child reporting that they walk with their own dog several times a week or more

From: A cross-sectional study of frequency and factors associated with dog walking in 9–10 year old children in Liverpool, UK

Outcome (predictor variable)

Category

Once a week or less (n (%) or median (IQR) or mean (SD))

Several times a week or more (n (%) or median (IQR) or mean (SD))

Crude OR (95% CI)

Model 1 Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Model 2 Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Freq walks with own dog

      

Gender

Male

50 (34.3)

96 (65.8)

   
 

Female

59 (36.4)

103 (63.6)

0.91

0.80

0.99

(0.57–1.45)

(0.46–1.40)

(0.46–2.12)

Ethnicity

White

85 (34.3)

163 (65.7)

   
 

Non-white

7 (33.3)

14 (66.7)

1.04

1.94

0.46

(0.41–2.68)

(0.61–6.14)

(0.10–2.11)

Sibling status

Neither

52 (34.2)

100 (65.8)

   
 

Single

12 (37.5)

20 (62.5)

0.87

0.73

0.49

(0.39–1.91)

(0.28–1.91)

(0.11–2.27)

 

Youngest

49 (37.1)

83 (62.9)

0.88

0.90

0.89

(0.54–1.43)

(0.50–1.63)

(0.39–2.02)

Deprivation score

Continuous

50.0 (33.9)

48.8 (6.7)

1.00

0.99

1.00

(0.98–1.01)

(0.98–1.01)

(0.98–1.02)

Sports/outdoor games during weekday

<1 hour

53 (47.8)

58 (52.3)

   
 

≥1 hour

58 (28.6)

145 (71.4)

2.28

2.06

2.24

(1.41–3.70)

(1.15–3.69)

(0.99–5.11)

Number of dogs

Single

87 (35.7)

157 (64.3)

   
 

Multiple

31 (37.8)

51 (62.2)

0.91

0.88

0.45

(0.54–1.53)

(0.46–1.68)

(0.18–1.12)

Bull Breed

No

88 (37.1)

149 (62.9)

   
 

Yes

30 (33.3)

60 (66.7)

1.18

1.39

1.65

(0.71–1.97)

(0.72–2.67)

(0.63–4.33)

Attachment score

Continuous

53 (12.0)

47 (11.0)

0.95

 

0.93

(0.92–0.98)

(0.89–0.96)

  1. Bold=OR P<0.05.
  2. Model 1: n=233. Hosmer-Lemeshow=0.32. Adjusted model for gender, ethnicity, sibling status, deprivation score, sports/outdoor games during weekday, number of dogs, bull breed.
  3. Model 2: n=144. Hosmer-Lemeshow=0.55. Adjusted model for gender, ethnicity, sibling status, deprivation score, sports/outdoor games during weekday, number of dogs, bull breed, attachment score.