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Table 2 Univariate multinomial logistic regression analysis of factors associated with combinations of risk behaviours among children

From: Clustering and correlates of screen-time and eating behaviours among young children

 

Low FV / high ED

High ST / Low FV

High ST / High ED

3 risk behaviours

Demographic

 Parental marital status (ref: Other)

  Married

0.33 (0.09, 1.24)

0.34 (0.08, 1.05)

0.31 (0.04, 2.06)

0.38 (0.10, 1.39)

 Parent education (ref: GCSE or less)

  A-Level or post A-level equivalent

0.71 (0.10, 5.12)

0.36 (0.03, 5.11)

1.43 (0.10, 20.44)

0.83 (0.17, 4.06)

  Degree level or above

0.81 (0.17, 3.81)

0.91 (0.16, 5.32)

0.61 (0.06, 6.58)

0.29 (0.08, 1.09)

 Ethnicity (ref: Other)

  White / White British

1.24 (0.37, 4.09)

2.36 (0.46, 12.04)

2.18 (0.24, 20.04)

4.00 (0.82, 19.63)

 Parental income (ref: more than 39 k in GBP per year)

  Less than 39 k per year

14.77 (1.62, 35.03)**

8.72 (0.82, 92.85)

32.00 (2.49, 51.43)**

20.36 (2.25. 84.59)**

 Subjective SES (ref: low – less than median score of 7)

0.57 (0.20, 1.64)

0.78 (0.23, 2.59)

0.39 (0.08, 1.96)

0.62 (0.24, 1.89)

Behavioural

 Child eats breakfast while watching TV (ref: [2] or less days a week)

0.89 (0.24, 3.28)

3.50 (10.1, 12.22)*

10.02 (1.66, 60.20)**

2.00 (0.65, 6.13)

 Child eats dinner while watching TV (ref: [2] or less days a week)

0.80 (0.14, 4.49)

1.23 (0.21, 7.12)

3.20 (0.49, 21.08)

3.29 (0.92, 11.85)

 Child eats fruit and vegetables while watching TV (ref: [2] or less days a week)

0.79 (0.34, 4.05)

1.46 (0.37, 5.65)

10.03 (1.66, 60.20)**

2.40 (0.80, 7.23)

 Child eats energy-dense snacks while watching TV (ref: [2] or less days a week)

4.78 (1.22, 18.70)*

2.56 (0.50, 13.07)

61.50 (5.85, 86.68)**

6.15 (1.65, 22.98)**

 Parents’ TV/DVD viewing (ref: less than 2 h a day)

1.81 (0.64, 5.08)

17.50 (2.12, 44.67)**

3.12 (0.54, 17.84)

6.25 (1.83. 21.25)**

 Parents’ energy-dense snack food consumption (ref: less than 1.4 a day)

12.80 (3.70, 44.30)***

2.00 (0.55, 7.32)

20.00 (2.07, 53.17)**

6.67 (2.21, 20.08)***

Physical environmental

 Home availability of energy-dense snack foods (ref: low – below median score of 8.5)

7.53 (2.31, 24.50)***

1.11 (0.32, 3.84)

13.29 (1.46, 26.99)*

5.90 (1.91, 18.29)**

 Home availability of fruit and vegetables (ref: low – below a median score of 8)

0.32 (0.10, 1.05)

0.27 (0.08, 1.02)

1.11 (0.12, 10.64)

0.92 (0.24, 3.52)

  1. Note: referent category for dependent variables is the none or one risk behaviour group
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001