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Table 4 Linear regression models predicting weekday physical activity from PA parenting practices, distance to school and travel mode to and from school

From: School travel mode, parenting practices and physical activity among UK Year 5 and 6 children

 

Boys (n = 173)

 

CPM

MVPA (mins)

 

Coeff

95% CI

p

Coeff

95% CI

p

Maternal modelling

16.67

-24.16 to 57.51

0.403

1.73

-5.18 to 8.65

0.606

Maternal logistic support

-21.55

-75.10 to 32.00

0.410

-2.46

-11.85 to 6.93

0.590

Paternal modelling

15.46

-22.85 to 53.77

0.409

0.50

-6.23 to 7.23

0.879

Paternal logistic support

27.60

-12.55 to 67.76

0.167

5.52

-0.28 to 11.33

0.061

Distance to school (miles)

-7.76

-46.09 to 30.56

0.676

-0.85

-7.14 to 5.45

0.781

Travel to school (ref = Passive)

-18.14

-120.30 to 84.02

0.714

-2.77

-21.02 to 15.49

0.754

Travel home (ref = Passive)

25.00

-457.72 to 107.72

0.676

3.72

-11.32 to 18.76

0.611

Model statistics

Adjusted R 2: 0.165, p = 0.001

Adjusted R 2: 0.188, p < 0.001

 

Girls (n = 215)

 

CPM

MVPA (mins)

 

Coeff

95% CI

p

Coeff

95% CI

p

Maternal modelling

9.40

-18.53 to 37.33

0.490

0.28

-4.45 to 5.01

0.903

Maternal logistic support

18.49

-9.05 to 46.02

0.176

2.70

-1.44 to 6.83

0.188

Paternal modelling

-1.22

-29.27 to 26.82

0.928

-1.05

-4.96 to 2.85

0.579

Paternal logistic support

-7.31

-37.72 to 23.10

0.621

0.41

-3.79 to 4.60

0.841

Distance to school (miles)

-11.70

-47.73 to 24.34

0.505

-1.21

-5.38 to 3.00

0.550

Travel to school (ref = Passive)

34.76

-9.87 to 79.39

0.120

6.52

0.53 to 12.51

0.034

Travel home (ref = Passive)

-26.05

-69.52 to 17.41

0.225

-3.53

-9.66 to 2.60

0.243

Model statistics

Adjusted R 2 : 0.042, p = 0. 014

Adjusted R 2 : 0.053, p = 0. 002

  1. All models are adjusted for IMD, BMI z-score, and within-school clustering.