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Table 6 Multivariable logistic regression predicting the likelihood that parents report their child reaches CSEP physical activity guidelines daily

From: The impact of different types of parental support behaviours on child physical activity, healthy eating, and screen time: a cross-sectional study

Effect

Odds Ratio Point Estimate

95 % Wald Confidence Limits

p-value

 

Intercept

--

--

--

0.8176

 

Child age category (years)

     

 1 to 4

0.47

0.33

0.66

<.0001

***

 5 to 8

1.32

0.97

1.80

0.0771

 

 9 to 12

1.19

0.90

1.58

0.2326

 

 13 to 17

1.00

    

Child gender

     

 Male

1.28

1.05

1.57

0.0139

*

 Female

1.00

    

Parent age

0.98

0.97

1.00

0.0557

 

Parent gender

     

 Male

1.00

0.79

1.26

0.9694

 

 Female

1.00

    

Enroll child in sports teams, clubs, or community-based programs where he/she can be active (e.g., Boys & Girls club, YMCA)

1.32

0.98

1.77

0.0693

 

Take child to places where he/she can be active

2.06

1.32

3.21

0.0014

*

Watch child play sports or do other activities (e.g., martial arts, dance)

0.94

0.67

1.32

0.7172

 

Encourage child to use resources in community to be active (e.g., parks)

0.73

0.50

1.05

0.0851

 

Take part in physical activities with child

1.35

1.03

1.76

0.0291

*

Encourage child to walk or cycle to places (e.g., friend’s houses, school) if they are reasonably close

1.12

0.84

1.51

0.4349

 

Encourage child to be active outdoors with friends and family

1.94

1.04

3.61

0.0360

*

  1. Association of Predicted Probabilities and Observed Responses
  2. Area under the ROC curve (c) = 0.65
  3. Significance code: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p <0.001