Table 6.
Youths’ correlates of level of exposure to the B’more Healthy Communities for Kids trial
| Determinants of exposure to BHCK youth | Bivariate analysis | Final multiple modela | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (robust SE) | 95% CI | Odds ratio (robust SE) | 95% CI | |
| Sex (reference: male) | 0.74 (0.13) | (0.52; 1.06) | 0.80 (0.14) | (0.56; 1.15) |
| Age (years) | 0.77 (0.04) | (0.68; 0.86)* | 0.77 (0.05) | (0.69; 0.88)* |
| Caregiver education level | ||||
| <High school | Reference | |||
| High school | 1.30 (0.32) | 0.80; 2.11) | ||
| >High school | 1.37 (0.34) | (0.83; 2.25) | ||
| Individuals in the household | 0.95 (0.05) | (0.85; 1.05) | ||
| Household annual income (US$) | ||||
| 0–10,000 | Reference | Reference | ||
| 10,001–20,000 | 1.29 (0.31) | (0.79; 2.09) | 1.14 (0.29) | (0.69; 1.89) |
| 20,001–30,000 | 1.66 (0.50) | (0.92; 3.01) | 1.38 (0.43) | (0.74; 2.55) |
| >30,000 | 1.82 (0.44) | (1.13; 2.94)* | 1.52 (0.37) | (0.94; 2.47) |
| Food assistance participation | ||||
| SNAP (reference: non-SNAP) | 0.77 (0.16) | (0.51; 1.16) | ||
| WIC (reference: non-WIC) | 1.28 (0.29) | (0.81; 2.01) | ||
| Housing arrangement | ||||
| Living with familyb or otherc | Reference | |||
| Rented | 1.49 (0.43) | (0.85; 2.63) | ||
| Owned | 1.85 (0.63) | (0.94; 3.62) | ||
This is an ordered logistic regression on overall BHCK exposure level (quartiles) among youths
BCHK B’more Healthy Communities for Kids, CI confidence interval, SE robust standard error, SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
aFinal model selected based on goodness of best fit using stepwise backward regression for lowest Akaike information criterion: 1057.2
bLiving with family who own or rent the house
cOther included: transitional housing or group house