Table 5 The result of stepwise logistic regression offering the three measures of locus of control

From: The relationship between parental locus of control and adolescent obesity: a longitudinal pre-birth cohort

Age

Group

Mother’s ELOCn or [95% CI]

Father’s ELOC or [95% CI]

Child’s ELOC or [95% CI]

N

GOF

9

All

1.46 [1.24,1.73]*

1.26 [1.07,1.48]**

DNE

4965

0.85

11

All

1.44 [1.22,1.70]*

1.40 [1.18,1.65]*

DNE

4789

1.08

13

All

1.67 [1.37,2.04]*

1.26 [1.03,1.53]***

1.29 [1.06,1.57]**

3558

1.68

15

All

1.62 [1.31,2.00]*

1.24 [1.00,1.53]***

1.31 [1.07,1.62]**

3127

1.56

17

All

1.33 [1.09,1.62]**

DNE

1.47 [1.21,1.78]*

3589

0.89

  1. Outcome = obesity measured as ≥85% fat mass
  2. DNE did not enter, ELOC external locus of control, GOF goodness of fit measures estimated from pseudo R2, N no. of adolescents in final model
  3. *P < 0.0001; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.05
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