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. 2013 Mar 1;3(3):e002290. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002290

Table 3.

Weighted percentages and sample sizes for all singletons sent an accelerometer (n=12303), singletons whom we did (n=6497) and did not (n=5806) acquire reliable accelerometer data, adjusted and unadjusted ORs (95% CI) and p values for predictors of reliable data acquisition

Weighted % (n)
Unadjusted regression
Adjusted regression
Sent Reliable data acquired Reliable data not acquired OR (95% CI) p Value OR (95% CI) p Value
All 100.0 (12303) 52.7 (6497) 47.3 (5806)
Biological
Child's gender
 Male 51.2 (6233) 50.8 (3176) 49.2 (3057) 0.86 (0.78 to 0.95) 0.002 0.81 (0.74 to 0.90) 0.000
 Female 48.8 (6070) 54.6 (3321) 45.4 (2749) 1 1
Child's ethnicity
 White 86.2 (10 310) 54.8 (5685) 45.2 (4625) 1 1 0.206
 Mixed 3.1 (329) 47.7 (167) 52.3 (162) 0.75 (0.57 to 0.99) 0.045 0.84 (0.63 to 1.10) 0.004
 Indian 1.9 (305) 42.7 (139) 57.4 (166) 0.61 (0.44 to 0.85) 0.003 0.50 (0.31 to 1.10) 0.001
 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 4.4 (726) 32.2 (243) 67.8 (483) 0.39 (0.31 to 0.49) 0.000 0.50 (0.34 to 0.70) 0.002
 Black or Black British 3.1 (386) 36.6 (151) 63.5 (235) 0.47 (0.34 to 0.65) 0.000 0.58 (0.41 to 0.83) 0.838
 Other 1.4 (165) 53.1 (80) 36.6 (85) 0.93 (0.66 to 1.29) 0.688 0.95 (0.59 to 1.36)
Child's BMI
 Under/normal weight 80.1 (9671) 54.5 (5315) 45.5 (4356) 1 1
 Overweight/obese 19.9 (2483) 45.5 (1114) 54.6 (1369) 0.69 (0.63 to 0.77) 0.000 0.73 (0.66 to 0.82) 0.000
Social
Mothers age at birth (years)
 14–19 8.4 (895) 31.8 (283) 68.2 (612) 0.30 (0.25 to 0.36) 0.000 0.52 (0.42 to 0.64) 0.000
 20–29 45.3 (5486) 48.5 (2660) 51.5 (2826) 0.61 (0.56 to 0.68) 0.000 0.78 (0.71 to 0.85) 0.000
 30–39 43.7 (5578) 60.6 (3346) 39.4 (2232) 1 1
 >40 2.6 (344) 59.3 (208) 40.7 (136) 0.95 (0.74 to 1.21) 0.654 1.21 (0.92 to 1.60) 0.171
Maternal occupation
 Managerial and professional 22.9 (2907) 62.5 (1806) 37.5 (1101) 1 1
 Intermediate 13.3 (1621) 56.4 (922) 43.6 (699) 0.78 (0.67 to 0.90) 0.001 0.97 (0.83 to 1.14) 0.728
 Small employers and own account workers 6.0 (695) 55.9 (387) 44.1 (308) 0.76 (0.64 to 0.91) 0.002 0.89 (0.74. 1.08) 0.236
 Lower supervisory and Technical 2.8 (318) 54.3 (177) 45.7 (141) 0.71 (0.54 to 0.94) 0.015 1.13 (0.84 to 1.52) 0.413
 Semiroutine and routine 18.1 (2140) 51.2 (1104) 48.8 (1036) 0.63 (0.56 to 0.71) 0.000 1.01 (0.88 to 1.17) 0.838
 Non-employed 37.0 (4377) 45.6 (1978) 54.4 (2299) 0.50 (0.45 to 0.56) 0.000 1.03 (0.90 to 1.18) 0.691
Maternal academic qualification
 Degree(s)/postgraduate diplomas 19.0 (2525) 67.1 (1661) 32.9 (864) 1 1
 Higher education/teaching qualifications/diplomas 11.7 (1473) 58.4 (854) 41.6 (619) 0.69 (0.59 to 0.80) 0.000 0.82 (0.69 to 0.96) 0.015
 A/AS/S-levels 9.4 (1187) 56.8 (682) 43.2 (505) 0.64 (0.54 to 0.77) 0.000 0.78 (0.65 to 0.93) 0.007
 O-levels/GCSE grades A-C 32.1 (3787) 51.4 (1940) 48.6 (1847) 0.52 (0.46 to 0.59) 0.000 0.70 (0.61 to 0.82) 0.000
 GCSE grades D-G 10.8 (1242) 46.4 (571) 53.6 (671) 0.42 (0.36 to 0.50) 0.000 0.71 (0.58 to 0.86) 0.000
 Other academic qualifications 2.3 (311) 44.7 (132) 55.3 (179) 0.40 (0.29 to 0.54) 0.000 0.76 (0.54 to 1.06) 0.102
 None of these 14.8 (1776) 35.7 (657) 64.3 (1119) 0.27 (0.23 to 0.32) 0.000 0.56 (0.47 to 0.67) 0.000
Lone parent status
 Non-lone parent 77.8 (9749) 56.4 (5498) 43.6 (4251) 1 1
 Lone parent 22.2 (2554) 39.5 (999) 60.5 (1555) 0.50 (0.45 to 0.56) 0.000 0.75 (0.65 to 0.86) 0.000
Number of children in the household
 1 12.8 (1558) 46.4 (726) 53.7 (832) 0.70 (0.61 to 0.79) 0.000 0.83 (0.71 to 0.96) 0.012
 2–3 73.2 (8926) 55.4 (4957) 44.6 (3969) 1 1
 ≥4 14.0 (1819) 44.1 (814) 55.9 (1005) 0.64 (0.55 to 0.73) 0.000 0.82 (0.71 to 0.95) 0.009
Household language
 English only 90.5 (10 688) 53.9 (5795) 46.1 (4893) 1 1
 English and other 9.0 (1536) 40.6 (666) 59.4 (870) 0.58 (0.50 to 0.68) 0.000 0.94 (0.74 to 1.19) 0.616
 Non-English speaking 0.5 (79) 42.8 (36) 57.2 (43) 0.64 (0.37 to 1.10) 0.106 1.15 (0.60 to 2.21) 0.681
Whether anyone smokes near the child
 No 86.1 (10 640) 54.5 (5787) 45.5 (4853) 1 0.000 1
 Yes 13.9 (1617) 42.1 (701) 57.9 (916) 0.61 (0.56 to 0.74) 0.90 (0.78 to 1.05) 0.194
Whether mother is in work or not
 In work or leave 62.4 (7768) 57.0 (4443) 43.1 (3325) 1 NA NA
 Not in work or leave 37.6 (4535) 45.6 (2054) 54.4 (2481) 0.63 (0.59 to 0.72) 0.000
Main housing tenure
 Own outright, full or part mortgage/loan 63.7 (8174) 60.2 (4873) 39.8 (3301) 1 1
 Rent for local authority or housing association 24.3 (2733) 38.5 (1047) 61.5 (1686) 0.41 (0.40 to 0.46) 0.000 0.79 (0.68 to 0.92) 0.002
 Rent privately 9.8 (1075) 42.5 (447) 57.5 (628) 0.49 (0.42 to 0.57) 0.000 0.78 (0.66 to 0.92) 0.003
 Other 2.1 (238) 41.6 (97) 58.4 (141) 0.47 (0.36 to 0.62) 0.000 0.87 (0.63 to 1.19) 0.382
Type of accommodation
 House or bungalow 90.1 (11 210) 54.3 (6054) 45.7 (5156) 1 1
 Flat or maisonette 9.5 (1033) 38.3 (416) 61.7 (617) 0.52 (0.45 to 0.61) 0.000 0.87 (0.72 to 1.05) 0.141
 Studio, room, bedsit, other 0.4 (46) 47.4 (24) 52.6 (22) 0.76 (0.38 to 1.52) 0.433 0.81 (0.40 to 1.67) 0.572
Household income
 <£10 400 12.5 (1503) 36.7 (552) 63.3 (951) 0.33 (0.28 to 0.39) 0.000 1.20 (0.95 to 1.50) 0.121
 £10 400–£20 800 26.6 (3381) 43.4 (1485) 56.6 (1896) 0.43 (0.37. 0.50) 0.000 1.17 (0.97 to 1.42) 0.105
 £20 800–£31 200 23.1 (2915) 56.4 (1651) 43.6 (1264) 0.73 (0.63 to 0.84) 0.000 1.28 (1.08 to 1.52) 0.004
 £31 200–£52 000 25.2 (3065) 61.5 (1895) 38.5 (1170) 0.90 (0.79 to 1.03) 0.115 1.17 (1.01 to 1.35) 0.035
 >£52 000 12.5 (1428) 64.0 (913) 36.0 (515) 1 1
Behavioural
Disability or illness that limits activity
 No 93.7 (11 555) 53.6 (6192) 46.4 (5363) 1 1
 Yes 6.3 (748) 39.5 (305) 60.5 (443) 0.57 (0.48 to 0.67) 0.000 0.68 (0.56 to 0.82) 0.000
Frequency of sport or exercise
 3 or more days/week 20.3 (2483) 62.6 (1544) 37.4 (939) 1 1
 2 days/week 21.3 (2602) 61.4 (1576) 38.6 (1026) 0.95 (0.82 to 1.09) 0.457 1.03 (0.89 to 1.18) 0.701
 1 day/week 26.0 (3227) 51.5 (1662) 48.5 (1565) 0.63 (0.56 to 0.72) 0.000 0.80 (0.70 to 0.91) 0.001
 Less often or not at all 32.4 (3955) 41.9 (1708) 58.1 (2247) 0.43 (0.38 to 0.49) 0.000 0.73 (0.64 to 0.83) 0.000
Hours per weekday that child spends watching TV
 Less than an hour/not at all 19.2 (2411) 54.8 (1337) 45.2 (1074) 1 1
 1–3 h 64.8 (7891) 53.3 (4205) 46.7 (3686) 0.94 (0.84 to 1.06) 0.316 1.09 (0.96 to 1.24) 0.170
 3–5 h 11.3 (1330) 47.3 (640) 52.7 (690) 0.74 (0.62 to 0.88) 0.001 1.07 (0.89 to 1.28) 0.490
 >5 h 4.8 (632) 49.5 (308) 50.5 (324) 0.81 (0.64 to 1.02) 0.078 1.19 (0.93 to 1.52) 0.168
Child ever breastfed
 Yes 66.9 (8425) 43.5 (1691) 56.5 (2187) 0.58 (0.52 to 0.64) 0.000 0.81 (0.74 to 0.91) 0.000
 No 33.1 (3878) 57.2 (4806) 42.8 (3619) 1 1
Environmental
Access to garden
 No 7.4 (803) 37.7 (315) 62.3 (488) 0.52 (0.42 to 0.63) 0.000 1.00 (0.75 to 1.22) 0.982
 Yes 92.6 (11 486) 53.9 (6179) 46.1 (5307) 1 1
Ward type
 Advantaged 57.7 (5237) 58.8 (3193) 41.2 (2044) 1 1
 Disadvantaged 36.4 (5622) 45.1 (2705) 54.9 (2917) 0.58 (0.52 to 0.65) 0.000 0.84 (0.75 to 0.95) 0.006
 Ethnic 6.0 (1444) 39.8 (599) 60.3 (845) 0.46 (0.40 to 0.54) 0.000 1.05 (0.83 to 1.33) 0.668
Regions in England
 North East 3.5 (339) 50.6 (173) 49.4 (166) 0.55 (0.37 to 0.82) 0.004 NA NA
 North West 10.9 (1025) 48.7 (466) 51.3 (559) 0.48 (0.36 to 0.66) 0.000
 Yorkshire and the Humberside 8.6 (892) 54.0 (438) 46.0 (454) 0.60 (0.43 to 0.84) 0.003
 East midlands 7.4 (682) 61.3 (400) 38.7 (282) 0.84 (0.60 to 1.19) 0.338
 West Midlands 8.2 (913) 53.5 (451) 46.5 (462) 0.60 (0.43 to 0.83) 0.002
 East of England 9.6 (901) 62.3 (534) 37.7 (367) 0.87 (0.66. 1.16) 0.346
 London 10.8 (1230) 48.7 (577) 51.3 (653) 0.52 (0.38 to 0.70) 0.000
 South East 14.6 (1233) 58.9 (713) 41.1 (520) 0.78 (0.59 to 1.02) 0.068
 South West 8.3 (709) 64.4 (448) 35.6 (261) 1
 Wales 5.0 (1755) 56.0 (899) 44.0 (856) 0.65 (0.50 to 0.85) 0.002
 Scotland 9.1 (1421) 54.8 (761) 45.2 (660) 0.64 (0.48 to 0.86) 0.003
 Northern Ireland 4.0 (1201) 54.9 (636) 45.1 (565) 0.68 (0.52 to 0.91) 0.010
 Isle of Man/Channel Islands 0.02 (2) 61.4 (1) 38.6 (1) 0.96 (0.06 to 15.02) 0.978
Country
 England 64.7 (7936) 53.0 (4204) 47.1 (3732) 1 1
 Wales 14.1 (1748) 51.2 (898) 48.8 (850) 0.93 (0.81 to 1.07) 0.304 0.96 (0.84 to 1.09) 0.521
 Scotland 11.5 (1422) 51.5 (761) 48.5 (661) 0.94 (0.79 to 1.12) 0.520 0.94 (0.78 to 1.14) 0.520
 Northern Ireland 9.8 (1197) 52.6 (634) 47.4 (563) 0.99 (0.83 to 1.17) 0.869 0.99 (0.81 to 1.21) 0.895

Frequencies of missing data: ethnicity (82); BMI (149); occupation (245); academic (2); smoking (46); housing tenure (83), accommodation (14); income (11); sport (36); TV (39); garden (14).

BMI, body mass index.