Table 3.
Bivariate and Multivariatea Differences in Minutes Spent in Moderate-to-Vigorous Activity by Latino Preschool-aged Children in Farmworker Families
| N | Median | IQR | p-value | Adjusted Mean | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 242 | 6.0 | 9.14 | ||||
| Child sex | .07 | .70 | |||||
| Boys | 118 | 6.6 | 11.3 | 7.0 | (5.3, 8.8) | ||
| Girls | 124 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 6.6 | (4.9, 8.6) | ||
| Mother employment status | .04 | .15 | |||||
| Mother a farmworker | 46 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 7.3 | (5.4, 9.5) | ||
| Mother employed, not in farm work | 93 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 7.5 | (5.2,10.2) | ||
| Mother not working | 103 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 5.6 | (4.1,7.4) | ||
| Farmworker Status | .51 | ||||||
| Migrant | 66 | 6.0 | 8.6 | ||||
| Seasonal | 176 | 6.1 | 10.2 | ||||
| Attends Head Start | .48 | ||||||
| Yes | 54 | 6.7 | 8.5 | ||||
| No | 184 | 6.0 | 9.3 | ||||
| Season | .01 | .12 | |||||
| Warmer Season (May – October) | 136 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 7.5 | (5.8, 9.5) | ||
| Cooler Season (November – April) | 106 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | (4.5, 8.0) | ||
| Child Body Mass Index | .91 | ||||||
| <85th percentile | 130 | 5.5 | 10.3 | ||||
| 85th to 95th percentile | 48 | 6.0 | 6.4 | ||||
| ≥ 95th percentile | 53 | 6.3 | 7.7 | ||||
| Physical Environment | |||||||
| Street traffic makes it difficult to walk | .10 | .11 | |||||
| Yes | 76 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 7.6 | (5.5,10.0) | ||
| No | 160 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 6.0 | (4.6,7.6) | ||
| Dogs allows to run loose | .96 | ||||||
| Yes | 121 | 5.7 | 8.4 | ||||
| No | 110 | 6.3 | 9.7 | ||||
| Play equipment/toys | .47 | ||||||
| < 6 toys | 162 | 6.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| ≥ 6 toys | 80 | 6.1 | 11.4 | ||||
| House has an enclosed play space | .77 | ||||||
| Yes | 24 | 6.6 | 10.1 | ||||
| No | 216 | 6.0 | 9.1 | ||||
| Social Environment | |||||||
| Parental Limits on Screen Time | .09 | .04 | |||||
| Yes | 52 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 8.0 | (5.8, 10.6) | ||
| No | 179 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 5.7 | (4.3, 7.3) | ||
| Child taken to play spaces | < .01 | .12 | |||||
| Weekly or more frequently | 73 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | (5.6, 9.9) | ||
| Less than weekly | 168 | 5.2 | 9.2 | 6.1 | (4.6, 7.7) | ||
| Concern about child’s level of activity | .12 | .07 | |||||
| Not at all/a little concerned | 215 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 8.1 | (6.8, 9.6) | ||
| Somewhat/very/extremely concerned | 26 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.6 | (3.4, 8.3) |
Note.
a
Variables from bivariate analyses with a p-value of .20 or less were advanced to the multivariate models. Bivariate p-values with a p-value greater than .20 are omitted from the multivariate model.