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Table 2 Regression analyses with knowledge as the outcome (n = 1,113)

From: Primary caregiver knowledge of paediatric physical activity recommendations in the United Kingdom and its association with caregiver behaviour: an observational study

 

Univariate

Multivariatea

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

Maternal education

      

 None/basic school

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Vocational/high school

2.23

1.30 to 3.85

0.004*

2.23

1.29 to 3.85

0.003*

 University

2.92

1.73 to 4.94

<0.001*

2.82

1.66 to 4.79

<0.001*

Maternal ethnicity

      

 White

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Ethnic minority group

0.58

0.27 to 1.24

0.157

0.64

0.30 to 1.38

0.255

Co-habiting partner

      

 No

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Yes

1.34

0.72 to 2.47

0.357

1.12

0.60 to 2.10

0.720

Maternal age (years)

1.02

0.99 to 1.05

0.303

1.02

0.98 to 1.05

0.328

Maternal BMI (kg/m2)

0.99

0.96 to 1.02

0.566

1.00

0.97 to 1.03

0.933

  1. *Significant at a p < 0.05 level. aMultivariate model for knowledge of child guidelines: Hosmer-Leveshow test: X2(8) = 3.191, p = 0.922. Classified 78.6% cases; explained 2.9% variance. Model: X2(6) = 20.937, p = 0.002.
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