Table 4.
High and increased physical activity after voucher use and associated personal/social factors
| Prevalence among all children (n = 32,250) | Binomial comparisons from 32,250 children using 41,662 observations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 - Observations of children active ≥ 5 days per week (n = 24,268), compared to those active on < 5 days per week (n = 17,394) after voucher use | Model 2 - Observations from children who increased the number of days they achieve 60 min of physical activity (n = 12,853), compared to those who maintained same level (n = 24,711) or decreased (n = 4098) days achieving 60 min | |||
| % | Odds Ratio (95%CI) | Odds Ratio (95%CI) | ||
| Knows children’s physical activity guidelines | No | 51.65 | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 48.35 | 1.41 (1.35, 1.48) | 0.90 (0.86, 0.95) | |
| Adult achieves physical activity guidelines | No | 75.41 | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 24.59 | 1.73 (1.65, 1.82) | 0.89 (0.84, 0.93) | |
| Adult sport participation | 0 sessions | 45.06 | Ref | Ref |
| 1 session | 14.62 | 0.88 (0.82, 0.93) | 1.01 (0.95, 1.08) | |
| 2 sessions | 13.55 | 0.94 (0.88, 1.00) | 0.97 (0.91, 1.04) | |
| 3 sessions | 10.86 | 1.01 (0.94, 1.08) | 1.05 (0.98, 1.13) | |
| 4 sessions | 6.46 | 1.08 (0.99, 1.18) | 1.07 (0.98, 1.17) | |
| 5 sessions | 4.80 | 1.40 (1.26, 1.55) | 1.06 (0.96, 1.18) | |
| 6 sessions | 2.02 | 1.35 (1.16, 1.58) | 1.08 (0.93, 1.26) | |
| 7 sessions | 1.41 | 1.55 (1.28, 1.88) | 0.88 (0.72, 1.07) | |
| 8+ sessions | 1.21 | 1.53 (1.24, 1.89) | 0.78 (0.63, 0.98) | |
| Child’s companions for physical activity at home in the past week* | No companion | 11.52 | Ref | Ref |
| Whole family together | 58.54 | 0.88 (0.84, 0.92) | 0.29 (0.27, 0.30) | |
| Male adult carer | 33.52 | 1.04 (1.00, 1.09) | 0.34 (0.32, 0.36) | |
| Female adult carer | 32.65 | 1.21 (1.15, 1.26) | 0.56 (0.54, 0.59) | |
| Grandparents | 22.56 | 1.02 (0.97, 1.08) | 0.18 (0.16, 0.19) | |
| Siblings | 32.37 | 1.52 (1.45, 1.59) | 1.76 (1.68, 1.84) | |
| Relatives (e.g. cousins) | 8.96 | 1.38 (1.28, 1.49) | 1.31 (1.22, 1.42) | |
| Friends | 37.48 | 1.66 (1.59, 1.74) | 2.41 (2.30, 2.52) | |
| Ease/Difficulty of locating places for the child to be physically active | Difficult | 9.64 | Ref | Ref |
| Easy | 90.36 | 1.65 (1.52, 1.79) | 0.69 (0.64, 0.75) | |
| The child finds being physically active fun | Disagree | 1.88 | Ref | Ref |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 3.51 | 1.31 (1.09, 1.58) | 0.97 (0.80, 1.16) | |
| Agree | 94.61 | 2.95 (2.53, 3.44) | 1.02 (0.88, 1.19) | |
| Self-efficacy to be active during free time | Disagree | 4.52 | Ref | Ref |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 9.15 | 1.30 (1.16, 1.46) | 1.16 (1.03, 1.30) | |
| Agree | 86.33 | 2.83 (2.56, 3.12) | 1.05 (0.95, 1.16) | |
| Self-efficacy to ask an adult (parent, carer) to be physically active with them | Disagree | 5.01 | Ref | Ref |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 10.93 | 1.19 (1.07, 1.32) | 0.84 (0.75, 0.94) | |
| Agree | 84.00 | 1.67 (1.53, 1.83) | 0.76 (0.69, 0.83) | |
| Self-efficacy to ask a friend to be physically active with them during their free time | Disagree | 6.32 | Ref | Ref |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 10.61 | 1.27 (1.15, 1.40) | 1.00 (0.90, 1.10) | |
| Agree | 83.07 | 1.86 (1.72, 2.02) | 0.84 (0.77, 0.91) | |
| Happiness | Unhappy | 7.60 | Ref | Ref |
| Neither happy nor unhappy | 4.06 | 0.70 (0.62, 0.80) | 10.98 (9.15, 13.18) ** | |
| Happy | 88.35 | 1.39 (1.29, 1.49) | 8.98 (7.69, 10.49) ** | |
| Full of energy | Never/Rarely | 8.00 | Ref | Ref |
| Quite often /Always | 92.00 | 3.45 (3.12, 3.82) | 1.32 (0.88, 1.97) | |
| Feels lonely | Never/Rarely | 92.05 | Ref | Ref |
| Quite often /Always | 7.95 | 0.49 (0.44, 0.55) | 0.81 (0.73, 0.90) | |
| Unable to concentrate | Never/Rarely | 83.33 | Ref | Ref |
| Quite often /Always | 16.67 | 0.64 (0.59, 0.69) | 0.87 (0.81, 0.94) | |
* Participants could select all companions the child had for physical activity, **Due to a low number of children in the comparison group in this model, these values should be interpreted with caution