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. 2018 Jan 21;8(1):e019732. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019732

Table 3.

OR for children achieving 60 min of MVPA per day associated with gender of parent supporting child physical activity during the week and weekend (n=944)

Exposure Meeting government guideline: OR (95% CI) P for gender interaction
All (n=944) Boys (n=427) Girls (n=517)
Supports child activity during week
 Mother (ref) 0 0 0 0.95
 Father 0.96 (0.54 to 1.72) 1.61 (0.62 to 4.21) 0.75 (0.34 to 1.66)
 Both parents 1.60 (1.20 to 2.14) 2.23 (1.37 to 3.62) 1.23 (0.83 to 1.82)
Supports child activity at the weekend
 Mother (ref) 0 0 0 0.30
 Father 1.20 (0.78 to 1.86) 2.10 (1.02 to 4.32) 0.74 (0.40 to 1.38)
 Both parents 1.20 (0.86 to 1.68) 1.81 (1.01 to 3.24) 1.00 (0.64 to 1.54)

Models are adjusted for child age, parent gender and household IMD score.

IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.