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Table 3 Sensitivity analysis for alternative SEC exposures, outcomes and imputed data

From: Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK millennium cohort study

Indicators

Adjusted baselinea

Model: factors influencing environment

Model: factors influencing environment and supervision

Final model: factors influencing environment and supervision, and child’s abilities and behaviours

Proportion mediated

Alternative measure of SEC exposure

 Maternal education

1.25 (1.10, 1.42)

1.24 (1.09, 1.42)

1.23 (1.09, 1.41)

1.22 (1.07, 1.38)

12%

 Lone parent status

1.19 (1.09, 1.30)

1.13 (1.01, 1.26)

1.12 (1.00, 1.25)

1.11 (0.99, 1.24)

42%

Alternative measure of outcome

 Hospital admissions – more severe UIs

2.08 (1.11, 3.89)

1.91 (0 .91, 4.01)

1.93 (0.92, 4.08)

1.79 (0.84, 3.80

27%

Accounting for missing data

 Imputed dataset

1.22 (1.09, 1.36)

1.19 (1.05, 1.35)

1.17 (1.04, 1.33)

1.15 (1.02, 1.30)

32%

  1. a Baseline adjusted for Child’s sex, ethnicity, number of other children at home at birth and mother’s age at MCS child’s birth