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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 20.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Diabetes. 2021 Apr 19;22(5):717–728. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13173

TABLE 1.

Factors associated with any monitoring behavior reported by mothers and fathers of IA− childrena

Mothers
Fathers
OR 95%CI p-value OR 95%CI p-value
Age of child
 Years 1.04 1.03-1.05 <0.001 1.01 1.00-1.02 0.29

FDR
 No 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 Yes 1.31 1.12-1.53 <0.001 1.42 1.21-1.66 <0.001

Country of residence
 Finland 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 United States 2.26 2.01-2.54 2.43 2.14-2.76
 Germany 2.99 2.47-3.63 3.46 2.83-4.23
 Sweden 4.18 3.70-4.72 <0.001 3.97 3.48-4.52 <0.001

Child ethnic minority status
 No 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 Yes 0.78 0.69-0.89 <0.001 0.77 0.67-0.88 <0.001

First born child statusb
 No 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 Yes 1.09 1.01-1.18 0.04 1.19 1.09-1.30 <0.001

Parent’s education
 Higher education 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 Graduated trade school/college 0.92 0.83-1.02 0.83 0.74-0.92
 Basic education 0.95 0.84-1.06 0.24 0.98 0.87-1.09 0.003
 Parental postnatal depressionc 1.05 1.00-1.11 0.04 1.06 1.00-1.14 0.06
 Anxiety about diabetes (SAI)d 1.09 1.05-1.12 <0.001 1.09 1.06-1.13 <0.001

Parental risk perception
 Underestimated 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 Accurate 1.29 1.22-1.36 <0.001 1.28 1.21-1.35 <0.001
 Belief that TID risk can be reduced (LOC)e 1.04 1.02-1.05 <0.001 1.06 1.05-1.08 <0.001
a

Parent marital/living together status and crowding was not associated with monitoring behaviors and was excluded from the model.

b

First born child status collected at 9 months of age.

c

Higher score (per 5 unit increase) suggests more depressive symptomology.

d

Higher SAI score (per 10 unit increase) suggests more anxiety about diabetes.

e

Higher locus of control score (per unit score) suggests stronger belief in the ability to prevent diabetes.