Parent engagement and attendance in PEACH™ QLD – an up-scaled parent-led childhood obesity program

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Table 2 Unadjusted multilevel linear regression coefficients (95% CI) of associations between independent variables and sessions attended^a

Independent variables	c (SE)	p	95% CI
Marital status (ref = Partnered)	−1.058 (0.366)	0.004	−1.775;-0.341
SES according to SEIFA IRSAD (ref = Most disadvantaged)	0.821 (0.399)	0.04	0.039;1.603
SES according to education attainment (ref = 12 years of schooling or less)	0.912 (0.353)	0.01	0.130;1.694
Referral source (ref = Self referred)	−1.309 (0.376)	0.005	−2.046;-0.572

^aSessions attended by parents (N = 338) of 5–11 year old children classified overweight/obese as defined by International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) cut points [31]
c coefficients, SE standard error, CI Confidence Interval; ref. = reference category
SEIFA IRSAD - Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantage [32]
All significant associations are presented in bold font

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