Table 3 Adjusted associations (regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals) of socio-demographic, cultural, and environmental correlates with physical activity-related parenting practices in caregivers of Hispanic-American preschool children (n = 232)
Physical-activity related parenting practice | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correlate | Engagement/structure | Register child for sports or dance | Have outdoor toys available for child | Safety concerns | Psychological control | Promote inactivity | Promote screen time |
Socio-demographic | |||||||
Child’s gender (ref: male) | |||||||
Female | 0.04 (-0.11, 0.19) | -0.15 (-0.52, 0.23) | -0.25 (-0.52, 0.02) | 0.10 (0.08, 0.28) | 0.13 (-0.05, 0.31) | 0.07 (-0.10, 0.25) | 0.01 (-0.17, 0.18) |
Child’s age | -0.05 (-0.14, 0.04) | 0.01 (-0.21, 0.23) | -0.10 (-0.25, 0.07) | -0.02 (-0.13, 0.09) | 0.02 (-0.09, 0.13) | -0.20*** (-0.30, -0.10) | -0.01 (-0.11, 0.09) |
Respondent’s age | 0.01 (-0.01, 0.02) | -0.02 (-0.05, 0.02) | 0.01 (-0.01, 0.04) | -0.01 (-0.02, 0.01) | -0.02* (-0.03, -0.01) | -0.01 (-0.02, 0.01) | 0.02* (0.00, 0.03) |
# children in household | -0.08* (-0.15, -0.02) | 0.01 (-0.15, 0.17) | 0.01 (-0.11, 0.13) | 0.01 (-0.08, 0.08) | 0.05 (-0.03, 0.12) | -0.05 (-0.12, 0.03) | 0.02 (-0.05, 0.10) |
Highest education in household (ref: < high or technical school) | |||||||
High or technical school | -0.15 (-0.35, 0.06) | -0.18 (0.71, 0.35) | -0.32 (-0.68, 0.05) | -0.15 (-0.40, 0.10) | -0.07 (-0.33, 0.19) | 0.13 (-0.12, 0.37) | 0.02 (-0.22, 0.26) |
At least some college | -0.35* (-0.63, -0.06) | 0.11 (-0.60, 0.82) | -0.49 (-1.01, 0.04) | -0.03 (-0.38, 0.32) | -0.15 (-0.50, 0.19) | 0.01 (-0.32, 0.34) | -0.14 (-0.47, 0.18) |
Type of home (ref: single family or duplex) | |||||||
Apartment/condo or other | 0.12 (-0.06, 0.30) | -0.27 (-0.69, 0.14) | -0.40* (-0.74, -0.05) | 0.20 (-0.03, 0.42) | 0.22* (0.01, 0.42) | 0.01 (-0.20, 0.21) | -0.16 (-0.36, 0.04) |
Cultural | |||||||
Acculturation – non-Hispanic | 0.08 (-0.02, 0.17) | -0.02 (-0.26, 0.21) | 0.17 (-0.01, 0.34) | -0.01 (-0.12, 0.12) | -0.05 (-0.16, 0.07) | -0.08 (-0.23, 0.07) | 0.09 (-0.02, 0.19) |
Familism | 0.09 (-0.03, 0.22) | -0.30 (-0.63, 0.03) | -0.09 (-0.32, 0.13) | -0.16 (-0.32, -0.01) | -0.02 (-0.18, 0.14) | -0.01 (-0.12, 0.10) | 0.04 (-0.11, 0.19) |
Objective environmental | |||||||
Crime index | 0.001 (-0.001, 0.001) | 0.001 (-0.001, 0.002) | 0.001 (-0.001, 0.002) | -0.001 (-0.001, 0.001) | 0.001 (-0.001, 0.001) | 0.001 (-0.001, 0.001) | -0.001 (-0.001, 0.001) |
Traffic index | -0.007 (-0.025, 0.011) | 0.004 (-0.034, 0.043) | -0.003 (-0.040, 0.034) | 0.004 (-0.019, 0.027) | 0.004 (-0.014, 0.022) | 0.005 (-0.015, 0.026) | 0.010 (-0.010, 0.029) |
Distance to nearest park (km) | 0.001 (-0.02, 0.04) | 0.01 (-0.06, 0.009) | 0.02 (-0.05, 0.09) | -0.01 (-0.06, 0.02) | 0.03* (0.00, 0.07) | 0.03 (-0.01, 0.07) | 0.01 (-0.02, 0.05) |
Perceived environment | |||||||
Signs of physical and social disorder | 0.24*** (0.12, 0.36) | -0.19 (-0.49, 0.10) | -0.15 (-0.38, 0.08) | 0.05 (-0.10, 0.21) | -0.10 (-0.24, 0.04) | -0.07 (-0.21, 0.07) | 0.07 (-0.07, 0.21) |
Traffic safety | 0.16* (0.03, 0.28) | 0.12 (-0.19, 0.43) | 0.09 (-0.14, 0.33) | -0.12 (-0.27, 0.04) | 0.03 (-0.12, 0.18) | 0.01 (-0.14, 0.15) | -0.12 (-0.26, 0.03) |
Traffic hazards | -0.06 (-0.17, 0.05) | -0.12 (-0.40, 0.17) | 0.08 (-0.13, 0.28) | 0.33*** (0.20, 0.47) | 0.09 (-0.04, 0.23) | 0.09 (-0.04, 0.22) | -0.03 (-0.16, 0.10) |
Stranger danger | 0.01 (-0.08, 0.10) | -0.06 (-0.28, 0.16) | 0.02 (-0.15, 0.18) | 0.21*** (0.10, 0.32) | 0.15** (0.04, 0.26) | 0.02 (-0.08, 0.13) | -0.03 (-0.13, 0.07) |
Availability of active play equipment | -0.01 (-0.02, 0.01) | 0.01 (-0.02, 0.05) | 0.06*** (0.03, 0.09) | -0.05*** (-0.06, -0.03) | 0.01 (-0.02, 0.02) | 0.01 (-0.01, 0.03) | 0.00 (-0.02, 0.02) |
Places for child’s physical activity | 0.03* (0.00, 0.06) | 0.08* (0.01, 0.15) | 0.01 (-0.04, 0.07) | -0.03 (-0.06, 0.01) | -0.04* (-0.08, -0.01) | 0.01 (-0.03, 0.04) | 0.01 (-0.03, 0.03) |
Neighborhood informal social control | 0.15* (0.03, 0.27) | 0.17 (-0.12, 0.46) | 0.24* (0.03. 0.46) | -0.05 (-0.19, 0.10) | 0.12 (-0.02, 0.26) | -0.03 (-0.17, 0.10) | 0.04 (-0.10, 0.17) |