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. 2018 Aug 6;6:217. doi: 10.3389/fped.2018.00217

Table 2.

Logistic and linear regression models on the association between family childcare types and conduct problem behaviors in young children.

Family childcare types Total, n (%) Conduct problem behaviors
Logistic regression (Taken as a categorical variable) Linear regression (Taken as a continuous variable)
Case, n (%) Crude model Adjusted model Score, Mean ± SE Crude model Adjusted model
Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Crude β (95% CI) Adjusted β (95% CI)
Parents together 1228 (13.2) 21 (1.7) Ref Ref 0.470 ± 0.009 Ref Ref
Mother alone 347 (3.7) 14 (4.0) 2.42 (1.22, 4.80)* 2.53 (1.27–5.04)** 0.523 ± 0.019 0.053 (0.013, 0.093)** 0.059 (0.019, 0.099)**
Mother with others (except father) 1530 (16.5) 56 (3.7) 2.18 (1.32, 3.63)** 2.55 (1.52–4.27)*** 0.523 ± 0.009 0.053 (0.028, 0.078)*** 0.063 (0.037, 0.088)***
Grandparents 320 (3.4) 10 (3.1) 1.85 (0.86, 3.98) 2.18 (1.01–4.71)* 0.502 ± 0.019 0.032 (−0.009, 0.074) 0.043 (0.002, 0.085)*
Changing caregivers 5864 (63.1) 208 (3.5) 2.11 (1.34, 3.33)** 2.33 (1.47–3.69)*** 0.539 ± 0.004 0.069 (0.048, 0.089)*** 0.073 (0.051, 0.094)***

Model was unadjusted for any confounding variables.

Model was adjusted for confounders including child age, gender, parental education level, parental age at pregnancy, marital status, and family income.

*

P < 0.05,

**

P < 0.01,

***

P < 0.001.