Is staff consistency important to parents’ satisfaction in a longitudinal study of children at risk for type 1 diabetes: the TEDDY study

Table 3 Final generalized liner models for mothers’ satisfaction at child-age 15 months and 4 years

Child-age 15 months:
	n	B*	95% CI	P value	n	B*	95% CI	P value
Country:
Finland	1156		Reference		799		Reference
US	2089	1.31	1.16, 1.44	< 0.001	1474	1.58	1.43, 1.74	< 0.001
Germany	245	0.26	0.03, 0.48	0.025	155	0.46	0.18, 0.72	0.001
Sweden	1734	1.31	1.18, 1.44	< 0.001	1421	1.55	1.39, 1.67	< 0.001
First-degree relative with type 1 diabetes:
No	4819		Reference		3537		Reference
Yes	405	0.14	−0.03, 0.31	0.103	312	0.03	−0.16, 0.22	0.766
Mother’s education:
University	2977		Reference		2291		Reference
Trade School	1252	0.35	0.24, 0.46	< 0.001	840	0.42	0.29, 0.54	< 0.001
Basic Primary	995	0.42	0.29, 0.55	< 0.001	718	0.53	0.39, 0.68	< 0.001
Parents living together:
No	180		Reference		112		Reference
Yes	5044	−0.42	−0.66, −0.18	0.001	3737	− 0.45	− 0.74, − 0.15	0.003
Mother’s age at child’s birth:	5224	−0.02	− 0.03, − 0.01	0.001	3849	− 0.002	− 0.01, 0.01	0.734
Number of staff changes in the previous year:	5224	−0.04	−0.08, 0.003	0.071	3849	0.01	−0.05, 0.07	0.806
Mother smokes:
No	4754		Reference		3566		Reference
Yes	470	0.08	−0.07, 0.24	0.297	283	0.17	−0.02, 0.37	0.080
Maternal depression:	5224	−0.05	−0.07, − 0.03	< 0.001	3849	− 0.05	− 0.08, − 0.03	< 0.001
Mother’s perception of child’s type 1 diabetes risk:
Underestimate	2061		Reference		1460		Reference
Accurate	3163	0.18	0.09, 0.28	< 0.001	2389	0.27	0.16, 0.37	< 0.001
Maternal anxiety:	5224	−0.01	−0.01, − 0.002	0.010	3849	−0.01	−0.01, − 0.001	0.026
Maternal belief that child’s type 1 diabetes risk can be reduced:	5224	0.13	0.11 0.16	< 0.001	3849	0.11	0.08, 0.14	< 0.001

* = B is the linear model coefficient and is interpreted as difference in mean satisfaction compared to the reference group for categorical variables or difference in mean satisfaction per 1 unit change in parental measure for continuous variables when adjusting for all other variables in model as listed in table

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