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Caregiver Preferences regarding Technology’s Role in Supporting Adolescent Weight Management

Table 3

Association between caregiver perception of child’s weight, covariates, and type of program desired.


	Combined analysis of preference			Prefer technology-based program only	Prefer traditional program only
	Technology, no traditional versus neither	Traditional, no technology versus neither	Both technology and traditional versus neither	Technology, no traditional versus others	Traditional, no technology versus others

Caregiver perception: believes child’s weight is a problem
No	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)
Yes	1.41 (0.25, 7.90)	1.88 (0.32, 11.02)		0.44 (0.11, 1.75)	0.61 (1.44, 2.56)
Child’s age (years)
11–15	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)
16–18	2.60 (0.56, 12.0)	1.73 (0.34, 8.87)	0.34 (0.11, 1.10)		2.98 (0.74, 12.05)
Gender
Female	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)
Male	1.58 (0.34, 7.22)	0.72 (0.15, 3.54)	0.77 (0.28, 2.10)	1.97 (0.54, 7.14)	0.83 (0.21, 3.27)

Baseline category multinomial logistic regression models were fitted. The reference category is “neither: caregiver wanted neither traditional nor technology components in a weight management program.”
Binary logistic regression models were fitted. The reference category is “others: caregiver wanted ‘neither traditional nor technology components’, or ‘both components’, or ‘only traditional components’ in a weight management program.”
Binary logistic regression models were fitted. The reference category is “others: caregiver wanted ‘neither traditional nor technology components’, or ‘both components’, or ‘only technological components’ in a weight management program.”
value < 0.05.