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Table 3 Associations from linear regression analysis between home, social and neighborhood environmental factors (reported at T1) and T2 zBMI (n = 200)†

From: Maternal efficacy and sedentary behavior rules predict child obesity resilience

Home, social and neighborhood environment factors

B

(95 % CI)

p

Home environment

   

Maternal efficacy for child doing physical activity

0.00

(−0.02, 0.01)

.888

Maternal self-efficacy for preventing child from engaging in sedentary behaviors

−0.03*

(−0.06, 0.00)

.026

Maternal self-efficacy for child eating healthily

0.00

(−0.02, 0.01)

.621

Parental social support for physical activity

0.00

(−0.01, 0.02)

.523

Importance of doing physical activity as a family

   

Not really important (reference category)

   

Quite important

−0.14

(−0.44, 0.15)

.333

Very important

−0.13

(−0.43, 0.17)

.394

Food as reward for good behavior

−0.02

(−0.07, 0.02)

.309

Sedentary behaviors as reward for good behavior

−0.01

(−0.05, 0.02)

.519

Rules to limit sedentary behaviors

−0.02

(−0.04, 0.00)

.127

“It gives me pleasure to give my children food they enjoy”

0.00

(−0.07, 0.08)

.964

“I believe in letting children enjoy food treats/rewards”

0.03

(−0.07, 0.13)

.512

Home access to physical activity equipment

−0.01

(−0.04, 0.03)

.756

Home access to equipment for sedentary behaviors

0.06

(−0.01, 0.13)

.078

Child has a television in their bedroom

0.07

(−0.14, 0.27)

.503

Social environment

   

Social norms for physical activity

0.00

(−0.04, 0.04)

.984

Social norms for unhealthy eating

0.02

(−0.02, 0.07)

.296

Social norms for eating fruit

−0.04

(−0.13, 0.04)

.282

Neighborhood environment (subjective)

   

Neighborhood physical activity environment

−0.02

(−0.07, 0.03)

.411

Neighborhood familiarity

0.03

(−0.01, 0.08)

.151

Neighborhood social network

−0.01

(−0.04, 0.01)

.254

Neighborhood personal safety

−0.01

(−0.03, 0.02)

.581

Neighborhood road safety

0.01

(−0.01, 0.02)

.557

Neighborhood availability and quality of healthy foods

0.02

(−0.01, 0.05)

.281

Neighborhood environment (objective)

   

Fast food outlet within 2000 m walking distance

0.09

(−0.07, 0.24)

.278

Supermarket within 2000 m walking distance

0.03

(−0.12, 0.18)

.710

Green grocer within 2000 m walking distance

−0.06

(−0.21, 0.10)

.471

Swimming pool within 2000 m walking distance

−0.13

(−0.27, 0.01)

.074

Playground within 800 m walking distance

0.08

(−0.05, 0.21)

.207

  1. * p <0.05
  2. Adjusted for child’s baseline zBMI, maternal education, and clustering by suburb