Table 4

Multilevel multivariable logistic regression of school and local authority characteristics on The Daily Mile registration in England (level 1, N=12,214 primary schools; level -2, N=124 local authorities) using scaled parameters

Model 1: intercept onlyModel 2: +school variablesModel 3: +local authority variables
#ParametersOR (95% CI)SEScaled OR (95% CI)SEScaled OR (95% CI)SEUnscaled OR (95% CI)
1Local authority–controlled schoolⱡ1.06 (0.96, 1.17)0.051.07 (0.96, 1.19)0.05
2Hamlets and isolated dwellings (rural)ⱡ0.95 (0.75, 1.21)0.120.96 (0.76, 1.22)0.12
3Town and fringe (rural)§1.01 (0.87, 1.19)0.081.03 (0.87, 1.21)0.08
4Village (rural)§0.88 (0.75, 1.04)0.080.88 (0.74, 1.04)0.09
5Major conurbation (urban)§1.46‡ (1.24, 1.71)0.081.46‡ (1.22, 1.74)0.09
6Minor conurbation (urban)§1.04 (0.73, 1.48)0.180.93 (0.63, 1.37)0.2
7% of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English1.00 (0.95, 1.05)0.031.01 (0.95, 1.07)0.031.23 (0.33, 4.59)
8% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths0.99 (0.95, 1.04)0.021.00 (0.96, 1.05)0.020.98 (0.50, 1.91)
9% of disadvantaged pupils1.01† (1.00, 1.02)01.01* (1.00, 1.02)0.0041.16 (1.02, 1.33)
10% of overweight or obese adults0.97 (0.86, 1.11)0.070.89 (0.51, 1.52)
11% of physically active adults0.93 (0.83, 1.05)0.060.73 (0.44, 1.22)
12% of physically active children1.02 (0.93, 1.11)0.041.04 (0.85, 1.26)
13% of children who are overweight or obese0.97 (0.88, 1.07)0.050.92 (0.72, 1.17)
Model summary
Intercept0.29‡ (0.26, 0.32)0.050.22‡ (0.18, 0.26)0.0880.22‡ (0.18, 0.26)0.09
ICC0.090.070.06
Likelihood ratio χ2 test (ordinary logistic vs multilevel logistic model)557.42‡302.24‡247.12‡
AIC/BIC16 185.3 (BIC)14 290.5 (BIC)12 688.2 (BIC)
16 170.0 (AIC)14 207.8 (AIC)12 577.0 (AIC)
  • *P≤0.05.

  • †P≤0.01.

  • ‡P≤0.001.

  • §Reference group=city and town.

  • ⱡ Reference group = Academy

  • Parameters from 1 to 13 all are fixed-effects estimates. AIC, Akaike information criterion; BIC, Bayesian information criterion; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient.