Table 4

Predictors of study non-consent and non-receipt of reliable accelerometer data in the Millennium Cohort accelerometer Study

Study non-consentNon-return of reliable accelerometer data
Biological
▸ Boys
▸ Non-white, mixed or ‘other’ ethnicity children
▸ Overweight or obese children 
Social
▸ Younger mothers (<30 at birth of cohort child)
▸ Mothers without a degree
▸ Lone parents
▸ Households with 1 or ≥4 children
▸ Children who lived in rented accommodation 
Behavioural
▸ Children with a limiting illness or disability
▸ Children who did not have people smoking near them 
Behavioural
▸ Children with a limiting illness or disability
▸ Children who exercised once a week or less
▸ Children who had been breastfed 
Environmental
▸ Children who had access to a garden
▸ Children who lived in Northern Ireland 
Environmental
▸ Children from disadvantaged wards