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Table 2 Multilevel multivariable models of factors associated with pet ownership, dog ownership and cat ownership

From: Pet ownership, dog types and attachment to pets in 9–10 year old children in Liverpool, UK

Outcome (predictor variable)

No (n or median)

Yes (n or median)

Crude OR

Crude 95%CI

Crude P

Adjusted OR

Adjusted 95% CI

Adjusted P

a) Any pet

        

   Gender

        

   Male

199

312

1

     

Female

117

336

1.83

1.39-2.41

<0.001

2.00

1.44-2.79

<0.001

   Ethnicity

        

   White

174

507

1

     

   Non-white

76

53

0.24

0.16-0.35

<0.001

0.23

0.15-0.35

<0.001

Sibling status

        

   Neither

183

311

1

     

   Single

37

80

1.27

0.83-1.96

0.27

1.00

0.59-1.68

1.00

   Youngest

110

264

1.41

1.06-1.88

0.02

1.17

0.82-1.67

0.38

Deprivation score

39.2

41.2

1.00

0.99-1.01

0.86

1.01

1.00-1.02

0.06

b) Dog

        

Gender

        

   Male

338

173

1

     

   Female

270

183

1.32

1.02-1.72

0.04

1.47

1.08-2.01

0.02

Ethnicity

        

   White

397

284

1

     

   Non-white

106

23

0.30

0.19-0.49

<0.001

0.23

0.13-0.39

<0.001

Sibling status

        

   Neither

322

172

1

     

   Single

79

38

0.90

0.59-1.38

0.63

0.79

0.46-1.33

0.37

   Youngest

220

154

1.31

0.99-1.73

0.06

1.17

0.84-1.63

0.35

Deprivation score

33.1

48.7

1.02

1.01-1.02

<0.001

1.02

1.01-1.03

<0.001

a) Cat

        

Gender

        

   Male

444

67

1

     

   Female

356

97

1.81

1.28-2.54

0.001

1.58

1.08-2.32

0.02

Ethnicity

        

   White

552

129

1

     

   Non-white

114

15

0.56

0.32-1.00

0.05

0.69

0.38-1.26

0.23

Sibling status

        

   Neither

419

75

1

     

   Single

94

22

1.29

0.77-2.19

0.34

0.98

0.52-1.85

0.94

   Youngest

308

66

1.20

0.83-1.72

0.33

1.13

0.75-1.70

0.57

Deprivation score

40.85

40.85

1.00

0.99-1.01

0.87

1.00

0.99-1.01

0.98

  1. a) n=742. Hosmer-lemeshow=0.42.
  2. b) n=742. Hosmer-lemeshow=0.53.
  3. a) n=742. Hosmer-lemeshow=0.85.