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Table 3 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the practice of physical activity (PAL≥1.4) depending on the person in charge of the child’s care

From: Physical activity practice and sports preferences in a group of Spanish schoolchildren depending on sex and parental care: a gender perspective

Predictor Variables

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Questions

Groups

OR

CI 95%

p

OR

CI 95%

p

OR

CI 95%

P

The father takes care of the child

(n = 185)

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.918

1.176–3.129

0.009

1.873

1.140–3.078

0.013

1.995

1.202–3.310

0.008

The mother takes care of the child

(n = 332)

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.615

0.726–3.597

0.240

1.637

0.725–3.700

0.236

2.187

0.914–5.231

0.079

Other person takes care of the child

(n = 89)

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.420

0.783–2.575

0.249

1.718

0.929–3.176

0.084

2.222

1.136–4.343

0.020

  1. Model 1: Not adjusted; Model 2: Adjusted by sex and age; Model 3: Adjusted by sex, age, and the other predictor variables. Significant differences according to sex (p < 0.05) are marked as bold.