Table 2.
Logistic regression analyses of factors associated with child reporting that they walk with their own dog several times a week or more
| Outcome (predictor variable) | Category | Once a week or less (n (%) or median (IQR) or mean (SD)) | Several times a week or more (n (%) or median (IQR) or mean (SD)) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Model 1 Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Model 2 Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Freq walks with own dog |
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| Gender |
Male |
50 (34.3) |
96 (65.8) |
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| |
Female |
59 (36.4) |
103 (63.6) |
0.91 |
0.80 |
0.99 |
| (0.57–1.45) |
(0.46–1.40) |
(0.46–2.12) |
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| Ethnicity |
White |
85 (34.3) |
163 (65.7) |
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|
|
| |
Non-white |
7 (33.3) |
14 (66.7) |
1.04 |
1.94 |
0.46 |
| (0.41–2.68) |
(0.61–6.14) |
(0.10–2.11) |
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| Sibling status |
Neither |
52 (34.2) |
100 (65.8) |
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|
|
| |
Single |
12 (37.5) |
20 (62.5) |
0.87 |
0.73 |
0.49 |
| (0.39–1.91) |
(0.28–1.91) |
(0.11–2.27) |
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| |
Youngest |
49 (37.1) |
83 (62.9) |
0.88 |
0.90 |
0.89 |
| (0.54–1.43) |
(0.50–1.63) |
(0.39–2.02) |
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| Deprivation score |
Continuous |
50.0 (33.9) |
48.8 (6.7) |
1.00 |
0.99 |
1.00 |
| (0.98–1.01) |
(0.98–1.01) |
(0.98–1.02) |
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| Sports/outdoor games during weekday |
<1 hour |
53 (47.8) |
58 (52.3) |
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| |
≥1 hour |
58 (28.6) |
145 (71.4) |
2.28 |
2.06 |
2.24 |
| (1.41–3.70) |
(1.15–3.69) |
(0.99–5.11) |
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| Number of dogs |
Single |
87 (35.7) |
157 (64.3) |
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|
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| |
Multiple |
31 (37.8) |
51 (62.2) |
0.91 |
0.88 |
0.45 |
| (0.54–1.53) |
(0.46–1.68) |
(0.18–1.12) |
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| Bull Breed |
No |
88 (37.1) |
149 (62.9) |
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|
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| |
Yes |
30 (33.3) |
60 (66.7) |
1.18 |
1.39 |
1.65 |
| (0.71–1.97) |
(0.72–2.67) |
(0.63–4.33) |
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| Attachment score | Continuous | 53 (12.0) | 47 (11.0) | 0.95 |
0.93 |
|
| (0.92–0.98) | (0.89–0.96) |
Bold=OR P<0.05.
Model 1: n=233. Hosmer-Lemeshow=0.32. Adjusted model for gender, ethnicity, sibling status, deprivation score, sports/outdoor games during weekday, number of dogs, bull breed.
Model 2: n=144. Hosmer-Lemeshow=0.55. Adjusted model for gender, ethnicity, sibling status, deprivation score, sports/outdoor games during weekday, number of dogs, bull breed, attachment score.