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Table 3 Odds of being in the upper tertile for playing in yard at home

From: Individual, social and physical environmental correlates of children's active free-play: a cross-sectional study

  

Yard at Home

  
  

Weekdays

Weekend Days

 
  

Unadjusted OR

(95%CI)

Unadjusted OR

(95%CI)

Adjusted OR†

(95%CI)

Individual Factors

   

Parent is married or in a de-facto relationship

(referent = single parent)

1.12 (0.45, 2.77)

1.53 (0.64, 3.63)

-

Parents' education level

   

<12 yrs school

(referent)

1.0

1.0

 

   12 yrs/trade

1.69 (0.69, 4.12)

1.61 (0.65, 4.01)

-

   University

1.06 (0.46, 2.44)

0.88 (0.39, 1.97)

-

Parent does not work full-time

(referent = parent works full time)

1.18 (0.53, 2.60)

1.41 (0.66, 2.99)

-

Number of siblings (range:0-6)

1.16 (0.85, 1.58)

1.50 (1.04, 2.15)*

1.35 (0.91, 2.0)

Child prefers to do things that do not involve physical activity (range 0-3)

0.75 (0.51, 1.09)

0.57 (0.39, 0.81)**

0.65 (0.45, 0.95)**

Social Environmental Factors

   

Parents have time to transport their child to activities

(referent = parents do not have time)

1.25 (0.54, 2.95)

1.06 (0.47, 2.40)

-

Parents believe there is a high crime rate in their neighbourhood

(referent = disagree)

2.78 (1.06, 7.30)*

3.39 (0.95, 12.12)

-

Parents believe it is safe for their child to play in the street outside their house

(referent = disagree)

0.99 (0.54, 1.82)

1.20 (0.65, 2.21)

-

Stranger danger is a concern

(referent = disagree)

1.14 (0.51, 2.52)

2.32 (1.09, 4.94)*

2.17 (0.98, 4.81)

Child has many friends in their neighbourhood

(referent = disagree)

1.31 (0.71, 2.43)

1.98 (1.07, 3.65)*

1.59 (0.83, 3.05)

Lots of children play or hang out in their street

(referent = disagree)

0.94 (0.47, 1.90)

1.75 (0.85, 3.63)

-

Child's family goes to the park together at least once/week

(referent = disagree)

1.39 (0.75, 2.59)

1.64 (0.87, 3.10)

-

Physical Environmental Factors

   

Child's home has no yard or very small yard

(referent = home has medium or large sized yard)

0.85 (0.31, 2.36)

0.85 (0.33, 2.21)

-

Child lives in main arterial or busy through road

(referent = does not live in main arterial road)

1.81 (0.95, 3.47)

1.08 (0.56, 2.10)

-

Child lives in cul-de-sac

(referent = does not live in cul-de-sac)

0.77 (0.39, 1.54)

1.58 (0.79, 3.17)

 

Parents are satisfied with the quality of parks/playgrounds in their neighbourhood (range 0-2)

0.89 (0.63, 1.26)

1.04 (0.73, 1.47)

-

  1. †adjusted for all significant variables in bivariable analyses
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01