Table 1. Links between parental exercise habits and adolescents’ involvement in sport.
Parental exercise habits % of adolescents engaged in sport OR (95% CI)
Both parents exercise (n = 96)
vs. neither parent exercises (n = 1809)
52.1 (n = 50)
34.2 (n = 617)***
1.44 (1.18–1.78)
One parent exercises (n = 410)
vs. neither parent exercises (n = 1809)
43.6 (n = 180)
34.2 (n = 617)***
1.21 (1.09–1.36)
Father exercises (n = 270)
vs. father does not exercise (n = 1949)
47.4 (n = 123)
34.6 (n = 607)***
1.30 (1.16–1.46)
Mother exercises (n = 140)
vs. mother does not exercise (n = 2049)
40.9 (n = 56)
35.7 (n = 740)*
1.13 (0.95–1.35)
* p < 0.05*** p < 0.001OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.