Participant Experiences in the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young Study: Common Reasons for Withdrawing

Table 4

Multiple logistic regression examining demographic factors in relation to (a) concerns about blood or (b) being too busy as a reason for withdrawing among those who actively withdrew.

Factors at enrollment	Demographic measures in relation to concerns about blood draw and being too busy ()
	(a) Concerns about blood draw			(b) Being too busy
	OR	95% CI	value	OR	95% CI	value
Country of residence
Finland	1.00	Ref.		1.00	Ref.
Sweden	1.33	0.91–1.93		1.47	1.10–1.96
US	1.72	1.21–2.43		0.83	0.63–1.09
Germany	7.80	4.89–12.4	<0.001	0.48	0.30–0.77	<0.001
Maternal age at child’s birth (yrs)
Years	1.05	1.02–1.07	<0.001	1.00	0.98–1.01	0.62
Child’s age of withdrawal (months)
Months	1.20	1.03–1.40	0.02	1.15	1.01–1.31	0.04
Gender
Male	1.00	Ref.		1.00	Ref.
Female	1.44	1.12–1.85	0.004	0.78	0.63–0.96	0.02

Note: FDR/GP status, smoking during pregnancy, working during pregnancy, alcohol consumption during pregnancy, and dad’s participation in TEDDY were not associated with either concerns about blood draw or being too busy.