Table 2 Bivariate associations between sociodemographic and health-related variables with OHRQoL and interpersonal racism (N = 885)
Sociodemographic and health-related variables |  n (%) | OHRQoL, n (%) | Interpersonal racism, n (%) | Poor  OHRQoL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good (n = 440) | Poor (n = 445) | No racism (n = 424) | Low racism (n = 280) | High racism (n = 181) | Unadjusted OR (95%CI) | ||
Age in years | |||||||
  ≤40 | 494(55.8) | 265(53.6) | 229(46.4) | 237(48.0) | 174(35.2) | 83(16.8) | Reference (Ref) |
 > 40 | 391(44.2) | 175(44.8) | 216(55.2)b | 187(47.8) | 106(27.1) | 98(25.1) | 1.43(1.09–1.86)c |
Gender | |||||||
Female | 593(67.0) | 286(48.2) | 307(51.8) | 310(52.3) | 169(28.5) | 114(19.2) | Ref |
Male | 292(33.0) | 154(52.7) | 138(47.3) | 114(39.0) | 111(38.0) | 67(22.9) | 0.84(0.63–1.11)c |
Completed education level | |||||||
University or further | 283(32.0) | 153(54.1) | 130(45.9) | 117(41.3) | 99(35.0) | 67(23.7) | Ref |
High school or less | 602(68.0) | 287(47.7) | 315(52.3) | 307(51.0) | 181(30.1) | 114(18.9) | 1.29(0.97–1.71)c |
Employment statusa | |||||||
Employed | 221(25.1) | 126(57.0) | 95(43.0) | 101(45.7) | 71(32.1) | 49(22.2) | Ref |
On welfare/Other | 659(74.9) | 313(47.5) | 346(52.5)b | 322(48.9) | 207(31.4) | 130(19.7) | 1.47(1.08–1.99)c |
Health care card possession | |||||||
No | 192(21.7) | 110(57.3) | 82(42.7) | 89(46.4) | 64(33.3) | 39(20.2) | Ref |
Yes | 693(78.3) | 330(47.6) | 363(52.4)b | 335(48.3) | 216(31.2) | 142(20.6) | 1.45(1.07–2.04)c |
No. of people who stayed in house last night | |||||||
  ≤4 | 518(58.5) | 260(50.2) | 258(49.8) | 253(48.8) | 152(29.3) | 113(21.8) | Ref |
 > 4 | 367(41.5) | 180(49.0) | 187(51.0) | 171(46.6) | 128(34.9) | 68(18.5) | 1.05(0.80–1.37) |
Car ownership | |||||||
Yes | 490(55.4) | 261(45.3) | 229(46.7) | 226(46.1) | 160(32.7) | 104(21.2) | Ref |
No | 395(44.6) | 179(45.3) | 216(54.7)b | 198(50.1) | 120(30.4) | 77(19.5) | 1.38(1.05–1.80)c |
Tobacco smokinga | |||||||
Never/don’t know | 253(29.0) | 146(57.7) | 107(42.3) | 146(57.7) | 64(25.3) | 43(17.0) | Ref |
Current/previous smoker | 620(71.0) | 287(46.3) | 216(54.7)b | 273(44.0) | 212(34.2) | 135(21.8) | 1.58(1.18–2.13)c |
Alcohol intakea | |||||||
Never | 317(36.5) | 151(47.6) | 166(52.4) | 165(52.1) | 90(28.4) | 62(19.6) | Ref |
Current/previous consumption | 551(63.5) | 278(50.5) | 273(49.5) | 249(45.2) | 186(33.8) | 116(21.1) | 0.89(0.68–1.18) |