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. 2024 Oct 28;7(10):e2443975. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43975

Table 2. Weighted Flourishing Among Young Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years in the United States by Composite Overall and Individual Physical and Mental Parental Health.

Parental health status Not flourishing, index score 0-3 Flourishing, index score 4 Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)a
Composite overall parental health
High 2008 (35.0) 14 571 (52.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Medium 1452 (25.0) 5717 (20.0) 0.55 (0.46-0.65) 0.80 (0.67-0.96)
Low 1710 (40.0) 5454 (28.0) 0.48 (0.41-0.57) 0.83 (0.67-1.03)
Mother physical health
Excellent/very good 2882 (53.0) 18 247 (68.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Good 1297 (23.0) 4542 (17.0) 0.58 (0.59-0.68) 0.81 (0.67-0.97)
Poor/very poor 557 (13.0) 1366 (6.9) 0.42 (0.33-0.55) 0.68 (0.49-0.95)
Absent mother 434 (11.0) 1587 (8.3) 0.56 (0.43-0.74) 0.95 (0.69-1.30)
Mother mental health
Excellent/very good 2526 (50.0) 16 962 (66.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Good 1430 (25.0) 5237 (17.0) 0.54 (0.45-0.64) 0.70 (0.58-0.84)
Poor/very poor 780 (14.0) 1956 (8.8) 0.49 (0.39-0.61) 0.93 (0.71-1.23)
Absent mother 434 (11.0) 1587 (8.3) 0.55 (0.42-0.72) 0.94 (0.68-1.29)
Father physical health
Excellent/very good 2574 (45.0) 16 584 (59.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Good 1053 (18.0) 4359 (16.0) 0.66 (0.55-0.80) 0.86 (0.70-1.06)
Poor/very poor 426 (8.9) 1226 (5.4) 0.46 (0.35-0.62) 0.59 (0.40-0.87)
Absent father 1117 (28.0) 3573 (20.0) 0.54 (0.45-0.65) 0.84 (0.66-1.07)
Father mental health
Excellent/very good 2618 (49.0) 16 875 (62.0) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Good 949 (15.0) 3834 (13.0) 0.67 (0.55-0.81) 0.88 (0.72-1.07)
Poor/very poor 486 (8.1) 1460 (5.9) 0.58 (0.43-0.77) 0.86 (0.58-1.29)
Absent father 1117 (28.0) 3573 (20.0) 0.56 (0.47-0.68) 0.87 (0.68-1.11)
a

Adjusted for caregiver education, family resilience, parental coping, parental aggravation, and emotional support.