From: Socio-demographic factors associated with pet ownership amongst adolescents from a UK birth cohort
Variable | Univariable result (unadjusted) | Final adjusted model | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95%CI | P | OR | 95%CI | P | |
Rabbit | ||||||
 No | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
 Yes | 2.23 | 1.80–2.77 | < 0.001 | 1.78 | 1.39–2.31 | < 0.001 |
Fish | ||||||
 No | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
 Yes | 1.92 | 1.58–2.32 | < 0.001 | 1.94 | 1.56–2.42 | < 0.001 |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
 Female | 2.01 | 1.66–2.43 | < 0.001 | 2.12 | 1.79–2.63 | < 0.001 |
Number of people in household | ||||||
 3 | 1 |  | 0.005 | 1 |  | 0.018 |
 4 | 1.37 | 1.04–1.83 | 0.028 | 1.42 | 1.04–1.95 | 0.027 |
 5+ | 1.65 | 1.22–2.26 | 0.002 | 1.62 | 1.16–2.26 | 0.005 |
Older sibling at 18 months | ||||||
 No | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
 Yes | 0.912 | 0.76–1.09 | 0.305 | 0.75 | 0.66–0.97 | 0.005 |
Maternal education | ||||||
 CSE/None | 1 |  | 0.29 | 1 |  | 0.037 |
 Vocational | 0.70 | 0.46–1.08 | 0.113 | 0.57 | 0.46–1.13 | 0.035 |
 O Level | 0.75 | 0.55–1.01 | 0.056 | 0.59 | 0.56–1.05 | 0.004 |
 A Level | 0.85 | 0.63–1.16 | 0.312 | 0.71 | 0.66–1.26 | 0.56 |
 Degree | 0.87 | 0.43–1.19 | 0.403 | 0.77 | 0.73–1.41 | 0.163 |
Mother pets as a child | ||||||
 No, not at all | 1 |  | 0.001 | 1 |  | 0.029 |
 Yes, part of time | 1.04 | 0.76–1.44 | 0.792 | 1.03 | 0.73–1.44 | 0.013 |
 Yes, always | 1.44 | 1.04–2.01 | 0.030 | 1.37 | 0.97–1.94 | 0.742 |