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Table 4 Association between family structure and the presence of family rules in European families

From: A cross-sectional study of obesogenic behaviours and family rules according to family structure in European children

 

Model 1

Model 2

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Rules regarding screen time (yes = 1)

Number of families

4133

 

4131

 

  Two-parent biological

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Single-parent

0.61 (0.40,0.93)

0.021

0.62 (0.40,0.94)

0.026

  Two-parent blended/adoptive

0.66 (0.47,0.91)

0.011

0.66 (0.47,0.91)

0.011

  Other family types

0.96 (0.50,1.84)

0.88

0.97 (0.50,1.86)

0.93

Bedtime routines (yes = 1)

Number of families

2978

 

2976

 

  Two-parent biological

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Single-parent

0.88 (0.53,1.45)

0.62

0.89 (0.54,1.46)

0.64

  Two-parent blended/adoptive

1.32 (0.83,2.1)

0.24

1.32 (0.83,2.1)

0.24

  Other family types

0.75 (0.37,1.5)

0.41

0.74 (0.37,1.5)

0.40

Availability of SSBs during meals (yes = 1)

Number of families

4251

 

4249

 

  Two-parent biological

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Single-parent

0.82 (0.56,1.20)

0.30

0.82 (0.56,1.21)

0.32

  Two-parent blended/adoptive

0.80 (0.60,1.07)

0.14

0.80 (0.60,1.07)

0.13

  Other family types

1.14 (0.70,1.85)

0.61

1.14 (0.70,1.86)

0.59

  1. Abbreviations: OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval; SSBs, sugar-sweetened beverages
  2. Model 1 is adjusted for adjusted for sex (only girls/only boys/both sexes), age (younger (<12 years) children /older (≥12 years) children / younger (<12 years) and older (≥12 years) children), parental education level, number of children and adults in the household
  3. Model 2 is additionally adjusted for the BMI z-score (mean BMI z-score in case of more than one child in the family)