Table 2.

Bivariate and Multivariate^a Differences in Minutes Spent Sedentary by Latino Preschool-aged Children in Farmworker Families

	N	Median	IQR	p-value	Adjusted Mean	95% CI	p-value
Overall	242	369	180
Child sex				.65
Boys	118	372	186
Girls	124	367	163
Mother employment status				.99
Mother a farmworker	46	367	204
Mother employed, not in farm work	93	373	168
Mother not working	103	358	180
Farmworker status				< .01			.35
Migrant	66	403	207		425	(390, 462)
Seasonal	176	362	165		402	(375, 430)
Attends Head Start				< .01			< .01
Yes	54	433	209		459	(420, 500)
No	184	353	157		370	(346, 395)
Season				.04			.65
Hot Season (May – October)	136	377	189		418	(394, 443)
Cold Season (November – April)	106	351	176		409	(380, 440)
Child body mass index				.47
<85th percentile	130	353	161
85th to 95th percentile	48	381	186
≥ 95th percentile	53	379	165
Physical environment
Street traffic makes it difficult to walk				.28
Yes	76	383	168
No	160	359	185
Dogs allows to run loose				.09
Yes	121	345	160		387	(362, 413)	< .01
No	110	382	196		441	(413, 470)
Play equipment/toys				.98
< 6 toys	162	368	200
≥ 6 toys	80	369	158
House has an enclosed play space
Yes	24	391	166
No	216	367	183
Social environment
Parental limits on screen time				0.23
Yes	52	377	214
No	179	366	164
Child taken to play spaces				0.72
Weekly or more frequently	73	368	178
Less than weekly	168	369	178
Concern about child’s level of activity				0.70
Not at all/a little concerned	215	369	197
Somewhat/very/extremely concerned	26	358	143

Note.

^aVariables from bivariate analyses with a p-value of .20 or less were advanced to the multivariate models. Bivariate analyses with a p-value greater than .20 are omitted from the multivariate model.