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Table 5 Crude associations between interpersonal racism and poor OHRQoL (N = 885)

From: The impact of interpersonal racism on oral health related quality of life among Indigenous South Australians: a cross-sectional study

Interpersonal racism

 n (%)

OHRQoL, n (%)

Poor OHRQoL

Good (n = 440)

Poor (n = 445)

Unadjusted OR (95%CI)

Interpersonal racism (no, low or high)

No racism

424(47.9)

238(56.1)

186(43.9)

Ref

Low racism

280(31.6)

125(44.6)

155(55.4)

1.59(1.17–2.15)

High racism

181(20.2)

77(42.5)

104(57.5)a

1.73(1.22-.46)

Interpersonal racism (no or any)

No racism

424(47.9)

238(56.1)

186(43.9)

Ref

Any racism

461(52.1)

202(43.8)

259(56.2)a

1.64(1.25–2.14)

Interpersonal racism*gender

No racism: male

114(26.8)

67(58.8)

47(41.2)

Ref

No racism: female

310(73.1)

171(55.2)

139(44.8)

1.15(0.75–1.79)

Any racism: male

178(38.6)

87(48.9)

91(51.1)

1.49(0.92–2.39)

Any racism: female

283(61.3)

115(40.6)

168(59.4)a

2.08(1.33–3.23)

Interpersonal racism*age

No racism:  ≤ 40

237(55.9)

140(59.1)

97(40.9)

Ref

No racism: > 40

187(44.1)

98(52.4)

89(47.6)

1.31(0.89–1.92)

Any racism:  ≤ 40

257(55.7)

125(48.6)

132(51.4)a

1.52(1.06–2.17)

Any racism: > 40

204(44.2)

77(37.7)

127(62.3)a

2.38(1.62–3.49)

  1. aPoor OHRQoL versus good OHRQoL: p value for chi2 ≤ 0.05