Table 3.
Associations between maternal concern about child weight, child physical activity and physical activity parenting practices among mothers of 5-year old children, N = 310a,b,c
| Maternal concern | Physical activity parenting practices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-participation | Encouragement | Opportunities | Restriction | |
| β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | |
| Child weight | ||||
| No concern | --- (ref) | --- (ref) | --- (ref) | --- (ref) |
| Weigh too little | 0.01 (−0.50, 0.52) | −0.05 (− 0.48,0.37) | −0.09 (− 0.32, 0.14) | 0.14 (− 0.11, 0.39) |
| Weigh too much | −0.96 (−1.63, − 0.29) | −0.28 (− 0.94, 0.38) | −0.11 (− 0.41, 0.20) | −0.02 (− 0.25, 0.21) |
| Child physical activity | ||||
| No concern | --- (ref) | --- (ref) | --- (ref) | --- (ref) |
| Not active enough | −0.49 (−1.00, 0.03) | −0.30 (− 0.78, 0.17) | −0.19 (− 0.38, 0.01) | 0.07 (− 0.08, 0.22) |
aAll estimates are adjusted for maternal education, language spoken at home, maternal weight status, treatment condition
bWhen 95% CI does not include 0.0, the estimate and 95% CI are bolded
cNumbers vary slightly due to missing data