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Table 4 Socio-ecological predictors of participation and dropout in organised sports in adjusted analyses a

From: Socio-ecological predictors of participation and dropout in organised sports during childhood

Predictor (reference category)b

Odds ratio (95% CI), pvalue

 

Participationc

Dropoutd

Child characteristics and intrapersonal predictors

Child’s Sex (female)

1.742 (1.328 – 2.287), p = .000*

0.772 (0.537 – 1.107), p = .160

Indigenous Status (Indigenous)

-

1.249 (0.346 – 4.506), p = .734

Gross Motor Coordination

0.850 (0.605 – 1.194), p = .350

0.952 (0.606 – 1.497), p = .833

Physical Health

1.010 (0.999 – 1.021), p = .071

0.989 (0.974 – 1.003), p = .131

Social Functioning

0.993 (0.983 – 1.004), p = .231

1.001 (0.986 – 1.016), p = .913

Emotional Functioning

-

1.011 (0.997 – 1.025), p = .121

School Functioning

1.004 (0.993 – 1.014), p = .509

0.996 (0.982 – 1.010), p = .550

Mental Health

0.973 (0.943 – 1.005), p = .097

1.033 (0.989 – 1.080), p = .145

Injuries

1.260 (0.947 – 1.678), p = .113

-

Time in Physical Activity

1.000 (1.000 – 1.000), p = .740

1.000 (1.000 – 1.000), p = .960

PA Level during Organised School PA

1.154 (0.999 – 1.331), p = .051

0.879 (0.732 – 1.056), p = .167

PA Level during School Recess and Lunch

1.107 (0.980 – 1.250), p = .102

0.911 (0.778 – 1.066), p = .245

Sociable Temperament

0.888 (0.748 – 1.056), p = .179

1.201 (0.954 – 1.513), p = .120

Parenting styles, family characteristics, and interpersonal predictors

Number of People in Household

0.855 (0.762 – 0.958), p = .007*

-

Main Language Spoken at Home (Non-English)

1.701 (1.129 – 2.564), p = .011*

0.477 (0.278 – 0.820), p = .007*

Primary Parent Highest Education (Tertiary)

0.583 (0.436 – 0.778), p = .000* (<HS)

2.014 (1.353 – 2.997), p = . 001*(<HS)

0.732 (0.484 – 1.107), p = .139 (HS)

1.834 (1.076 – 3.128), p = .026* (HS)

Standardised Household Income

1.001 (1.000 – 1.001), p = .000*

0.999 (0.999 – 1.000), p = .004*

Parental PA

0.971 (0.907 – 1.040), p = .401

1.004 (0.914 – 1.104), p = .932

Parental Concern about Child’s Weight

1.089 (0.878 – 1.351), p = .437

0.989 (0.742 – 1.320), p = .943

Parental PA with Child (yes)

0.849 (0.511 – 1.412), p = .415

0.887 (0.722 – 1.089), p = .251

Child taken to Sporting Event (yes)

0.385 (0.291 – 0.510), p = .000*

2.517 (1.734 – 3.653), p = .000*

Protective Parenting Style

0.968 (0.806 – 1.162), p = .724

1.003 (0.783 – 1.284), p = .984

Child gets Bullied at School (yes)

1.090 (0.815 – 1.460), p = .560

1.069 (0.712 – 1.605), p = .747

Community, demographic, and social predictors

Availability of Parks and Playgrounds

0.884 (0.754 – 1.036), p = .128

1.022 (0.821 – 1.272), p = .844

Safe to Play Outside

1.000 (0.858 – 1.166), p = .997

1.085 (0.881 – 1.336), p = .443

Access to a PE Teacher at School (no)

1.353 (1.025 – 1.785), p = .033*

0.805 (0.553 – 1.172), p = .259

  1. Note: HS High School, PA Physical Activity.
  2. *Denotes significant at p < .05.
  3. aData were drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Waves 3 (2008) and 4 (2010) when children were aged 8 and 10 years respectively.
  4. bAll predictors were measured at age 8.
  5. cChildren who were participating in organised sports at age 10.
  6. dChildren who were participating in organised sports at age 8 but were no longer participating at age 10.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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