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Table 4 Multinomial logistic regression model explaining the direction of parent-child discrepancies

From: Explaining parent-child (dis)agreement in generic and short stature-specific health-related quality of life reports: do family and social relationships matter?

 

Directional parent-child discrepancies

Generic HrQoL

R 2 = .38(Cox & Snell); .43 (Nagelkerke)

Model χ 2 (18) = 32.83*

Condition-specific HrQoL

R 2 = .37(Cox & Snell); .46 (Nagelkerke) Model χ 2 (18) = 32.81*

Child-report > Parent-report vs. Agreement

B (SE)

OR (95 % CI)

B (SE)

OR (95 % CI)

Children’s sex a

0.60 (0.70)

1.83 (0.47/7.16)

1.22 (0.78)

3.39 (0.76/15.20)

Children’s age group b

1.38 (0.76)

3.97 (0.90/17.51)

0.46 (0.83)

1.58 (0.31/7.96)

Diagnosis c

1.40 (0.92)

4.05 (0.67/24.64)

0.66 (0.95)

1.94 (0.30/12.35)

GH treatment d

−1.11 (1.08)

0.33 (0.04/2.75)

0.43 (1.02)

1.54 (0.21/11.28)

Current height deviation e

0.58 (0.73)

1.78 (0.42/7.49)

0.51 (0.76)

1.67 (0.37/7.46)

parent-child relationships (child’s view)

0.11 (0.13)

1.11 (0.86/1.44)

0.16 (0.14)

1.17 (0.89/1.53)

parent-child relationships (parent’s view)

−0.29 (0.18)

0.75 (0.53/1.07)

−0.23 (0.17)

0.79 (0.57/1.10)

Children’s social support

0.37 (0.21)

1.44 (0.96/2.15)

0.24 (0.22)

1.27 (0.82/1.97)

Parental burden

−0.01 (0.01)

0.99 (0.96/1.01)

−0.04 (0.01)

0.96 (0.93/0.98)**

Child-report < Parent-report vs. Agreement

B (SE)

OR (95 % CI)

B (SE)

OR (95 % CI)

Children’s sex a

−1.44 (0.85)

0.24 (0.04/1.26)

−0.68 (1.38)

0.51 (0.03/7.54)

Children’s age group b

−0.94 (1.02)

0.39 (0.05/2.89)

−1.00 (1.34)

0.37 (0.03/5.09)

Diagnosis c

1.37 (1.08)

3.95 (0.47/32.87)

1.10 (1.63)

3.00 (0.12/73.57)

GH treatment d

−1.65 (1.37)

0.19 (0.01/2.83)

−1.70 (1.90)

0.18 (0.01/7.57)

Current height deviation e

−1.30 (1.07)

0.27 (0.03/2.24)

0.71 (1.40)

2.04 (0.12/31.67)

parent-child relationships (child’s view)

−0.21 (0.16)

0.81 (0.60/1.11)

0.08 (0.21)

1.08 (0.71/1.64)

parent-child relationships (parent’s view)

0.12 (0.23)

1.13 (0.72/1.76)

0.04 (0.33)

1.04 (0.55/1.97)

Children’s social support

0.13 (0.24)

1.14 (0.72/1.81)

0.89 (0.34)

2.43 (1.24/4.75)**

Parental burden

−0.01 (0.02)

0.99 (0.96/1.02)

0.01 (0.03)

1.00 (0.96/1.06)

  1. * p < .05, two-tailed. ** p < .01, two-tailed
  2. a Reference group: 0 = female; b Reference group: 0 = children 8–12 years-old; c Reference group: 0 = growth hormone deficiency; d Reference group: 0 = be receiving/have received GH treatment; e Reference group: 0 = height deviation above -2 SD (achieved normal height)