Table 3. Multivariate Regression Showing Relationship Between Having a Pet Dog in the Home and Child Body Mass Index Z-Score and Child Mental Health Indicators, Adjusted for Poverty Level, Parent PHQ Positivity, Age, And Sex.

Variable	β Coefficienta	SE	95% CI	P Value
Child BMI z score	0.01	0.09	−0.16 to 0.19	.87
SCARED-5	−0.27	0.11	−0.49 to 0.06	.01
PSC-17 score	−0.70	0.89	−2.46 to 1.06	.43
Variable	Odds Ratiob	SE	95% CI	P Value
SCARED-5 score ≥3	0.49	0.23	0.31 to 0.77	.002
SDQ score ≥2	0.63	0.30	0.35 to 1.15	.13

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; PSC-17, Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17; SCARED-5, Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Disorders-5; SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.

^a Linear regression results are shown for BMI z score, SCARED-5 score, and PSC-17 score.

^b Logistic regression result is shown for the binary outcomes of SCARED-5 score. <3 vs ≥3. and SDQ score, <2 vs ≥2.