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Table 3 Results of the final multinomial logistic regression model for the prediction of OS participation (reference group: maintenance)

From: Determinants of organised sports participation patterns during the transition from childhood to adolescence in Germany: results of a nationwide cohort study

Model

Variable

Dropout RRR (95 % Cl)

Commencement RRR (95 % Cl)

Nonparticipation RRR (95 % Cl)

1

Sex

 Boys

0.6 (0.5–0.7)*

0.6 (0.5–0.8)*

0.6 (0.4–0.7)*

 Girls

1.0

1.0

1.0

Age group

 8–10 years

1.5 (1.3–1.9)*

0.6 (0.5–0.8)*

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

 6–7 years

1.0

1.0

1.0

Parental education

 Low

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

1.5 (1.1–2.1)*

1.5 (1.1–2.0)*

 Intermediate

1.0

1.0

1.0

 High

0.7 (0.5–0.9)*

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

Household income

 Low

1.4 (1.1–1.8)*

1.5 (1.1–2.0)*

2.2 (1.7–2.8)*

 Middle

1.0

1.0

1.0

 High

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

0.6 (0.5–0.8)*

Migrant background

 Yes

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

1.4 (0.9–2.1)

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

2

Family form

 No single-parent

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

0.7 (0.5–1.0)*

0.7 (0.5–1.0)

 Single-parent

1.0

1.0

1.0

3

Overweight/obesity

 Yes

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

1.3 (1.0–1.8)

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

General health status

 Not very good

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

 Very good

1.0

1.0

1.0

Special health care needs

 Yes

1.2 (1.0–1.6)

1.2 (0.8–1.7)

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

Psychopathological problems

 Yes

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

1.6 (1.2–2.1)*

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

Motor fitness

 Below-average

1.4 (1.0–1.8)*

1.8 (1.3–2.5)*

1.7 (1.3–2.2)*

 Average

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Above-average

0.7 (0.5–0.9)*

0.6 (0.4–0.8)*

0.4 (0.3–0.6)*

4

Screen-based media use

 Low

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

 Middle

1.0

1.0

1.0

 High

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

1.4 (1.1–1.9)*

1.3 (1.0–1.7)

5

Residential area size

 Rural area

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

1.6 (1.0–2.6)*

 Small-sized city

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

 Medium-sized city

1.0 (0.7–1.2)

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

 Metropolitan city

1.0

1.0

1.0

  1. *p < .05; n = 3091