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Table 5 Logistic regressions examining teacher training and children’s gender and age influences on whether children meet or do not meet recommended levels for Physical Competence measures

From: Associations between teacher training and measures of physical literacy among Canadian 8- to 12-year-old students

 

Classification accuracy

R2

B

SE

Z ratio

p

OR (95% CI)

Sit and reach model

 Intercept

64.4%

0.003

−0.28

0.32

0.79

0.375

0.75

 Teacher

  

−0.12

0.07

2.62

0.105

0.89 (0.77–1.03)

 Child gender

  

−0.17

0.06

7.03

0.008

0.84 (0.77–1.02)

 Child age

  

−0.02

0.03

0.39

0.530

0.98 (0.93–1.04)

Handgrip model

 Intercept

55.6%

0.001

−0.45

0.30

2.19

0.139

0.64

 Teacher

  

−0.04

0.07

0.34

0.558

0.96 (0.84–1.10)

 Child gender

  

−0.04

0.06

0.46

0.498

0.96 (0.85–1.08)

 Child age

  

0.02

0.03

0.79

0.373

0.102 (0.97–1.08)

PACER model

 Intercept

66.2%

0.001

−1.12

0.32

12.16

0.000

0.33

 Teacher

  

0.07

0.07

1.00

0.317

1.07 (0.93–1.24)

 Child gender

  

−0.04

0.06

0.38

0.535

0.96 (0.84–1.09)

 Child age

  

0.41

0.03

2.03

0.154

1.04 (0.98–1.10)

Plank model

 Intercept

69.4%

0.018

−0.81

0.33

6.01

0.014

0.44

 Teacher

  

0.12

0.07

2.53

0.111

1.12 (0.97–1.30)

 Child gender

  

−0.49

0.06

52.34

0.000

0.61 (0.53–.70)

 Child age

  

0.02

0.03

0.32

0.574

1.02 (0.96–1.08)

BMI z score model

 Intercept

83.7%

0.016

2.19

0.41

28.14

0.000

8.94

 Teacher

  

−0.14

0.09

2.41

0.121

0.87 (0.72–.104)

 Child gender

  

−0.51

0.08

35.76

0.000

0.60 (0.51–.71)

 Child age

  

−0.02

0.04

0.36

0.550

0.98 (0.91–1.05)

Waist circumference model

 Intercept

61.6%

0.002

1.23

0.31

15.47

0.000

3.42

 Teacher

  

−0.09

0.07

1.50

0.220

0.92(0.80–1.05)

 Child gender

  

−0.01

0.06

0.02

0.884

0.99(0.87–1.12)

 Child age

  

−0.07

0.03

5.78

0.016

0.93(0.88–0.99)

CAMSA model

 Intercept

68%

0.020

−2.49

0.34

54.65

0.000

0.08

 Teacher

  

−0.26

0.07

11.68

0.001

0.77 (0.67–0.90)

 Child gender

  

−0.02

0.07

0.05

0.815

0.98 (0.86–1.12)

 Child age

  

0.17

0.03

31.48

0.000

1.18 (1.12–1.26)

  1. Note: For all models, the reference categories for teacher and gender were generalist and boys, respectively. Values for variables that are significant contributors to the model are bolded
  2. Sit and reach: Model Χ2(3) = 9.91, p < 0.05. Handgrip: Model Χ2(3) = 2.06, p > 0.05. PACER: Model Χ2(3) = 2.76, p > 0.05. Plank: Model Χ2(3) = 54.99, p < 0.05. BMI z score: Model Χ2(3) = 39.21, p < 0.05. Waist circumference: Model Χ2(3) = 6.13, p > 0.05. CAMSA: Model Χ2(3) = 59.87, p < 0.05
  3. BMI body mass index, CAMSA Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment, PACER Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run
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