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Table 3 Socio-Ecological predictors of participation and dropout in organised sports in unadjusted analyses a

From: Socio-ecological predictors of participation and dropout in organised sports during childhood

Predictor (reference category)b

Odds ratio (95% CI), pvalue

 

Participationc

Dropoutd

Child characteristics and intrapersonal predictors

Child’s Sex (female)

2.579 (2.097 – 3.171), p = .000*

0.631 (.509 – .781), p = .000*

Indigenous Status (Indigenous)

1.633 (.897 – 2.971), p = .108

0.512 (.281 – .932), p = .029*

BMI

.972 (.939 – 1.007) p = .111

0.994 (.955 – 1.034), p = .756

Waist Circumference

.998 (.988 – 1.008), p = .744

1.002 (.991 – 1.013), p = .722

Gross Motor Coordination

.335 (.264 – .426), p = .000*

1.836 (1.427 – 2.362), p = .000*

Physical Health

1.020 (1.013 – 1.027), p = .000*

0.983 (.976 – .991), p = .000*

Social Functioning

1.019 (1.013 – 1.024), p = .000*

0.986 (.980 – .992), p = .000*

Emotional Functioning

1.006 (.999 – 1.012), p = .097

0.993 (.986 – 1.000), p = .046*

School Functioning

1.018 (1.011 – 1.024), p = .000*

0.984 (.977 – .990), p = .000*

Mental Health

.933 (.916 -.950), p = .000*

1.052 (1.031 – 1.073), p = .000*

Injuries

1.340 (1.063 – 1.688), p = .013*

0.921 (.745 – 1.137), p = .442

Screen Time (weekly)

1.000 (1.000 – 1.000), p = .166

1.000 (1.000 – 1.000), p = .090

Time in Physical Activity

1.000 (1.000 – 1.001), p = .011*

1.000 (.999 – 1.000), p = .024*

PA Level during Organised School PA

1.044 (1.023 – 1.064), p = .000*

0.973 (.952 – .995), p = .014*

PA Level during School Recess and Lunch

1.045 (1.024 – 1.066), p = .000*

0.974 (.953 – .996), p = .023*

Sociable Temperament

.694 (.603 – .799), p = .000*

1.280 (1.100 – 1.489), p = .001*

Persistent Temperament

1.117 (.987 – 1.265), p = .080

0.916 (.802 – 1.047), p = .198

Reactive Temperament

.915 (.795 – 1.053), p = .214

1.099 (.945 – 1.278), p = .220

Parenting styles, family characteristics, and interpersonal predictors

Number of People in Household

.830 (.764 – .901), p = .000*

1.042 (.947 – 1.145), p = .401

Main Language Spoken at Home (Non-English)

2.151 (1.623 – 2.851), p = .000*

.596 (.431 – .824), p = .002*

Primary Parent Highest Education (Tertiary)

.329 (.264 – .409), p = .000* (<HS)

1.894 (1.508 – 2.379), p = .000* (<HS)

.559 (.401 – .780), p = .001* (HS)

1.415 (1.003 – 1.995) p = .048* (HS)

Standardised Household Income

1.001 (1.001 – 1.001), p = .000*

0.999 (.999 – .999), p = .000*

Parental PA

1.030 (1.007 – 1.053), p = .009*

0.972 (.948 – .996), p = .021*

Parental Concern about Child’s Weight

.830 (.716 – .963), p = .014*

1.1223 (1.044 – 1.433), p = .013*

Parental PA with Child

1.395 (1.243 – 1.567), p = .000*

0.779 (.687 – .883), p = .000*

Child taken to Sporting Event (yes)

.234 (.185 – .294), p = .000*

2.557 (2.042 – 3.203), p = .000*

Warm Parenting Style

1.157 (.953 – 1.404), p = .142

0.877 (.714 – 1.076), p = .208

Harsh Parenting Style

.992 (.919 – 1.070), p = .835

0.983 (.904 – 1.068), p = .678

Protective Parenting Style

.682 (.584 – .795), p = .000*

1.261 (1.070 – 1.486), p = .006*

Child gets Bullied at School (yes)

.766 (.622 – .942), p = .012*

1.308 (1.046 – 1.635), p = .018*

Community, demographic, and social predictors

Neighbourhood Remoteness

.984 (.915 – 1.057), p = .659

0.928 (.847 – 1.017), p = .112

Availability of Parks and Playgrounds

.753 (.668 – .848), p = .000*

1.178 (1.037 – 1.338), p = .012*

Availability of Public Transport

.952 (.873 – 1.030), p = .264

0.942 (.862 – 1.031), p = .193

Safe to Play Outside

.858 (.767 – .960), p = .008*

1.182 (1.048 – 1.333), p = .007*

Time spent in PE during School Time

1.000 (.998 – 1.001), p = .678

0.999 (.998 – 1.001), p = .499

Access to a PE Teacher at School (no)

1.385 (1.094 – 1.752), p = .007*

0.701 (.546 – .899), p = .005*

  1. Note: HS High School, PA Physical Activity.
  2. *Denotes significant at p < .05, and was entered into adjusted analyses.
  3. aData were drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Waves 3 (2008) and 4 (2010) when children were aged 8 and 10 years respectively.
  4. bAll predictors were measured at age 8.
  5. cChildren who were participating in organised sports at age 10.
  6. dChildren who were participating in organised sports at age 8 but were no longer participating at age 10.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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