Table 3.

Youth reports of Parenting Style for Normative & Diabetes Tasks as Predictors of Medication Adherence^*

A. Normative Task Models - YOUTH reports
Variables	Beta	95% CI of Beta	p value	Model Adjusted R2	Model p value
Model 1: Authoritarian Style				0.46	<0.001
Age (years)	−1.60	(−3.34, 0.14)	0.072
Parenting style-youth report	−17.88	(−37.61, 1.85)	0.075
Adherence first 6 months	0.74	(0.56, 0.92)	<0.001
# of visits	12.51	(5.65, 19.36)	<0.001
Model 2: Authoritative Style				0.45	<0.001
Age (years)	−0.77	(−2.59, 0.69)	0.32
Parenting style-youth report	−7.82	(−8.27, 10.80)	0.43
Adherence first 6 months	0.74	(0.52, 0.89)	<0.001
# of visits	11.65	(4.15, 18.39)	0.001
Model 3: Permissive Style				0.48	<0.001
Age (years)	−1.98	(−3.69, −0.27)	0.024
Parenting style-youth report	25.40	(6.74, 44.07)	0.008
Adherence first 6 months	0.77	(0.59, 0.95)	<0.001
# of visits	12.79	(6.06, 19.52)	<0.001

B. Diabetes Task Models - YOUTH reports
Variables	Beta	95% CI of Beta	p value	Model Adjusted R2	Model p value
Model 1: Authoritarian				0.47	<0.001
Age (years)	−1.62	(−3.30, 0.06)	0.059
Parenting style-youth report	−15.27	(−29.64, −0.90)	0.037
Adherence first 6 months	0.77	(0.59, 0.95)	<0.001
# of Visits	11.24	(4.47, 18.01)	0.001
Model 2: Authoritative				0.45	<0.001
Age (years)	−0.79	(−2.30, 0.73)	0.31
Parenting style-youth report	−0.14	(−14.36, 14.08)	0.98
Adherence first 6 months	0.72	(0.55, 0.91)	<0.001
# of Visits	11.69	(4.79, 18.58)	0.001
Model 3: Permissive				0.46	<0.001
Age (years)	−1.33	(−2.95, 0.29)	0.11
Parenting style-youth report	10.65	(−1.48, 22.77)	0.085
Adherence first 6 months	0.76	(0.58, 0.94)	<0.001
# of Visits	11.63	(4.83, 18.43)	0.001

Multivariable regression models. Each model also includes: gender, race/ethnicity and overall TODAY study outcome.

^*Adherence = % of pills taken over months 8, 10, and 12.