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Table 3 Associations between changes to the home environment and changes in the home-based behavioural outcomes

From: Homes became the “everything space” during COVID-19: impact of changes to the home environment on children’s physical activity and sitting

Dependent variable

 

TPA a

MVPA a

Sitting a

Sitting breaks a

Standing a

PA equipment quantity

B (SE)

-0.08 (0.05)

0.09 (0.03)

β

-0.19

0.30

P

0.09

 < 0.01*

Media equipment quantity

B (SE)

-0.10 (0.05)

β

-0.20

P

0.05*

Child activity preferences

B (SE)

1.57 (0.53)

0.68 (0.22)

-1.89 (0.80)

0.71 (0.47)

β

0.26

0.26

-0.25

0.14

P

 < 0.01*

 < 0.01*

0.02*

0.14

Child social preferences

B (SE)

0.30 (0.32)

-1.02 (0.42)

0.22 (0.12)

0.54 (0.29)

β

0.08

-0.23

0.14

0.18

P

0.36

0.02*

0.08

0.06

Outdoor safety rules

B (SE)

-0.38 (0.28)

β

-0.13

P

0.19

Indoor play rules

B (SE)

0.62 (0.57)

β

0.10

P

0.28

Importance of electronic media equipment at home

B (SE)

1.03 (0.81)

-0.58 (0.51)

β

0.14

-0.12

P

0.21

0.26

Importance of active play equipment at home

B (SE)

0.14 (0.16)

β

0.08

P

0.41

Max h/day of screen-time (instated)

B (SE)

-0.09 (0.85)

β

-0.02

P

0.92

Max h/day of screen-time rule (removed)

B (SE)

1.87 (1.12)

β

0.49

P

0.10

Attending school (ref: No)

Sometimes

B (SE)

-2.16 (0.78)

-0.73 (0.33)

β

-0.49

-0.38

P

0.01*

0.03*

Parent 1 working from home (ref: No)

Sometimes

B (SE)

1.50 (1.78)

-0.61 (0.49)

β

0.27

-0.31

P

0.40

-0.22

A few hours per day

B (SE)

1.41 (1.84)

-0.17 (0.58)

β

0.25

-0.09

P

0.45

0.77

Full time

B (SE)

2.73 (1.45)

-0.76 (0.42)

β

0.49

-0.39

P

0.06

0.08

R2 (adjusted R2):

 

0.51 (0.40)

0.52 (0.42)

0.52 (0.37)

0.59 (0.49)

0.52 (0.37)

  1. Final model including all significant variables from model 2 (p =  ≤ 0.10), adjusting for child BMI, age and sex, and season, number of siblings, home ownership, WIMD and dog ownership
  2. a Home-based behavioural outcomes
  3. * p ≤ 0.0