Table 1.
Mediating variables by maternal education categories.
| Junior Cert. (N = 942) | Leaving Cert. (N = 1909) | Diploma (N = 1587) | Degree (N = 1778) | Total (N = 6216) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income (age 9) | <0.001 | |||||
| lowest | 259 (27.5%) | 210 (11.0%) | 119 (7.5%) | 57 (3.2%) | 645 (10.4%) | |
| 2nd | 240 (25.5%) | 380 (19.9%) | 212 (13.4%) | 149 (8.4%) | 981 (15.8%) | |
| 3rd | 181 (19.2%) | 438 (22.9%) | 316 (19.9%) | 232 (13.0%) | 1167 (18.8%) | |
| 4th | 128 (13.6%) | 405 (21.2%) | 430 (27.1%) | 406 (22.8%) | 1369 (22.0%) | |
| highest | 71 (7.5%) | 329 (17.2%) | 398 (25.1%) | 814 (45.8%) | 1612 (25.9%) | |
| missing | 63 (6.7%) | 147 (7.7%) | 112 (7.1%) | 120 (6.7%) | 442 (7.1%) | |
| Income (age 13) | <0.001 | |||||
| lowest | 259 (29.2%) | 311 (16.7%) | 163 (10.6%) | 93 (5.3%) | 826 (13.7%) | |
| 2nd | 237 (26.7%) | 320 (17.2%) | 224 (14.5%) | 139 (8.0%) | 920 (15.2%) | |
| 3rd | 170 (19.2%) | 381 (20.4%) | 275 (17.8%) | 223 (12.8%) | 1049 (17.4%) | |
| 4th | 100 (11.3%) | 427 (22.9%) | 394 (25.5%) | 409 (23.4%) | 1330 (22.0%) | |
| highest | 56 (6.3%) | 288 (15.4%) | 373 (24.2%) | 768 (44.0%) | 1485 (24.6%) | |
| missing | 64 (7.2%) | 138 (7.4%) | 114 (7.4%) | 113 (6.5%) | 429 (7.1%) | |
| Income (age 17) | <0.001 | |||||
| lowest | 270 (28.7%) | 249 (13.0%) | 149 (9.4%) | 72 (4.0%) | 740 (11.9%) | |
| 2nd | 228 (24.2%) | 354 (18.5%) | 229 (14.4%) | 137 (7.7%) | 948 (15.3%) | |
| 3rd | 164 (17.4%) | 412 (21.6%) | 290 (18.3%) | 249 (14.0%) | 1115 (17.9%) | |
| 4th | 116 (12.3%) | 369 (19.3%) | 345 (21.7%) | 418 (23.5%) | 1248 (20.1%) | |
| highest | 64 (6.8%) | 316 (16.6%) | 394 (24.8%) | 744 (41.8%) | 1518 (24.4%) | |
| missing | 100 (10.6%) | 209 (10.9%) | 180 (11.3%) | 158 (8.9%) | 647 (10.4%) | |
| Maternal PA | <0.05 | |||||
| Very physically active | 178 (20.1%) | 357 (19.1%) | 316 (20.5%) | 333 (19.1%) | 1184 (19.6%) | |
| Fairly physically active | 472 (53.3%) | 1067 (57.2%) | 850 (55.1%) | 1028 (58.9%) | 3417 (56.6%) | |
| Not very physically active | 188 (21.2%) | 383 (20.5%) | 331 (21.5%) | 332 (19.0%) | 1234 (20.4%) | |
| Not at all physically active | 48 (5.4%) | 58 (3.1%) | 46 (3.0%) | 52 (3.0%) | 204 (3.4%) | |
| Children's activities (age 9) | <0.001 | |||||
| 0 | 430 (45.6%) | 701 (36.7%) | 536 (33.8%) | 453 (25.5%) | 2120 (34.1%) | |
| 1 | 374 (39.7%) | 930 (48.7%) | 807 (50.9%) | 1041 (58.5%) | 3152 (50.7%) | |
| 2+ | 138 (14.6%) | 278 (14.6%) | 244 (15.4%) | 284 (16.0%) | 944 (15.2%) | |
| Children's activities (age 13) | <0.001 | |||||
| 0 | 378 (42.8%) | 777 (41.8%) | 617 (40.2%) | 609 (35.0%) | 2381 (39.5%) | |
| 1 | 351 (39.7%) | 739 (39.7%) | 616 (40.1%) | 744 (42.8%) | 2450 (40.7%) | |
| 2+ | 155 (17.5%) | 345 (18.5%) | 303 (19.7%) | 387 (22.2%) | 1190 (19.8%) | |
| Children's activities (age 17) | <0.001 | |||||
| 0 | 605 (64.2%) | 1194 (62.5%) | 956 (60.2%) | 997 (56.1%) | 3752 (60.4%) | |
| 1 | 247 (26.2%) | 567 (29.7%) | 491 (30.9%) | 596 (33.5%) | 1901 (30.6%) | |
| 2+ | 90 (9.6%) | 148 (7.8%) | 140 (8.8%) | 185 (10.4%) | 563 (9.1%) | |
| SBSB (age 9) | <0.001 | |||||
| mean (SD) | 205.4 (122.2) | 186.2 (104.5) | 173.6 (103.5) | 154.4 (100.2) | 176.8 (107.3) | |
| SBSB (age 13) | <0.001 | |||||
| mean (SD) | 99.9 (63.8) | 90.7 (57.2) | 86.5 (60.7) | 72.7 (52.8) | 85.8 (58.6) | |
| SBSB (age 17) | <0.001 | |||||
| mean (SD) | 271.8 (141.5) | 251.7 (135.9) | 229.6 (128.5) | 210.8 (123.6) | 236.7 (132.9) | |
| Organised sport (age 9) | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 320 (34.0%) | 391 (20.5%) | 270 (17.0%) | 260 (14.6%) | 1241 (20.0%) | |
| Yes | 621 (66.0%) | 1514 (79.5%) | 1317 (83.0%) | 1518 (85.4%) | 4970 (80.0%) | |
| Organised sport (age 13) | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 267 (30.6%) | 417 (22.5%) | 282 (18.4%) | 224 (13.0%) | 1190 (19.9%) | |
| Yes | 605 (69.4%) | 1434 (77.5%) | 1247 (81.6%) | 1503 (87.0%) | 4789 (80.1%) | |
| Organised sport (age 17) | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 494 (52.4%) | 824 (43.2%) | 628 (39.6%) | 606 (34.1%) | 2552 (41.1%) | |
| Yes | 448 (47.6%) | 1085 (56.8%) | 959 (60.4%) | 1172 (65.9%) | 3664 (58.9%) | |
| Primary school commute | <0.001 | |||||
| active commute | 329 (35.2%) | 545 (28.7%) | 366 (23.3%) | 427 (24.3%) | 1667 (27.1%) | |
| bus | 147 (15.7%) | 278 (14.7%) | 230 (14.7%) | 241 (13.7%) | 896 (14.6%) | |
| car | 458 (49.0%) | 1074 (56.6%) | 973 (62.0%) | 1090 (62.0%) | 3595 (58.4%) | |
| Secondary school commute | <0.001 | |||||
| active commute | 246 (27.8%) | 343 (18.5%) | 264 (17.2%) | 313 (18.2%) | 1166 (19.4%) | |
| bus | 282 (31.9%) | 587 (31.6%) | 480 (31.2%) | 495 (28.8%) | 1844 (30.7%) | |
| car | 356 (40.3%) | 927 (49.9%) | 793 (51.6%) | 912 (53.0%) | 2988 (49.8%) | |
| Primary school sports facilities | 0.255 | |||||
| poor/fair | 392 (43.0%) | 839 (45.4%) | 661 (43.0%) | 782 (45.9%) | 2674 (44.5%) | |
| good/excellent | 520 (57.0%) | 1011 (54.6%) | 876 (57.0%) | 923 (54.1%) | 3330 (55.5%) | |
| Secondary school sports facilities | 0.165 | |||||
| poor/fair | 259 (31.1%) | 569 (31.8%) | 446 (30.2%) | 480 (28.4%) | 1754 (30.3%) | |
| good/excellent | 574 (68.9%) | 1218 (68.2%) | 1033 (69.8%) | 1209 (71.6%) | 4034 (69.7%) | |
| Disorder in Local Area (age 9) | <0.001 | |||||
| mean (SD) | 2.0 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.6) | 1.8 (0.6) | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.6) | |
| Disorder in Local Area (age 13) | <0.001 | |||||
| mean (SD) | 1.8 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.6) | |
| Disorder in Local Area (age 17) | <0.001 | |||||
| mean (SD) | 2.1 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.7) | 1.9 (0.6) | 1.9 (0.6) | 2.0 (0.7) | |
| Safety in Local Area (age 9) | <0.001 | |||||
| mean (SD) | 2.8 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.6) | 3.0 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.6) | |
| Safety in Local Area (age 13) | <0.001 | |||||
| mean (SD) | 2.9 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.6) | 3.0 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.6) | |
| Safety in Local Area (age 17) | <0.001 | |||||
| mean (SD) | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.6) |