Table 3.
Regression model for interaction between health disparity perception and different roles or discussion topics.
| Variables | B 1 (SE 2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived Importance of Roles | Perceived Importance of Discussion Topics (Parents) | Perceived Importance of Discussion Topics (Child Patients) | |
| Intercept | 3.76 (0.34) ** | 4.87 (0.25) ** | 4.92 (0.31) ** |
| Roles | |||
| 1 Informal Roles | 0.51 (0.25) * | - | - |
| 2 Physicians (reference) | - | - | - |
| 3 Formal Roles | −0.65 (0.29) * | - | - |
| 4 Government | −2.09 (0.45) ** | - | - |
| Discussion Topics | |||
| 1 Patient Behavior (reference) | - | - | - |
| 2 Access to Safe Environment | - | −0.46 (0.19) * | −0.63 (0.36) |
| 3 School Intervention | - | −1.88 (0.39) ** | −1.83 (0.36) ** |
| Health Disparity Perception 3 | 0.06 (0.07) | −0.03 (0.03) | 0.004 (0.04) |
| Interaction terms | |||
| Health Disparity Perception x Role 1 | −0.003 (0.07) | - | - |
| Health Disparity Perception x Role 2 | - | - | - |
| Health Disparity Perception x Role 3 | 0.04 (0.08) | - | - |
| Health Disparity Perception x Role 4 | 0.26 (0.13) * | - | - |
| Interaction terms | |||
| Health Disparity Perception x Topic 1 | - | - | - |
| Health Disparity Perception x Topic 2 | - | 0.06 (0.05) | −0.01 (0.10) |
| Health Disparity Perception x Topic 3 | - | 0.27 (0.11) * | 0.09 (0.14) |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001; 1 B = Unstandardized regression coefficient; 2 SE = Standard error; 3 Perception that low-income families lack resources to change their health behaviors (score range: 1–5); All regression models were performed after adjusting for participants’ age, race, and perceptions about physicians’ training in childhood obesity.