Table 3.
Variables associated with physical health related quality of life in logistic regression models, by population group.
| Independent variables in the model |
Non-immigrant Jews N = 383 |
Immigrants N = 187 |
Arabs N = 382 |
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| OR | CI | p | OR | CI | p | OR | CI | p | |
| Discrimination | 0.42 | 0.19, 0.91 | 0.03 | 0.51 | 0.27, 0.94 | 0.03 | 1.48 | 0.93, 2.34 | 0.10 |
| Age | 0.98 | 0.96, 1.01 | 0.29 | 0.98 | 0.94, 1.02 | 0.27 | 0.97 | 0.94, 0.998 | 0.04 |
| Gender | 0.73 | 0.45, 1.21 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.13, 0.53 | < 0.0001 | 0.62 | 0.37, 1.04 | 0.07 |
| Employment status | 1.45 | 0.82, 2.57 | 0.20 | 2.99 | 1.20, 7.47 | 0.02 | 1.70 | 1.01, 2.88 | 0.047 |
| Education | 1.68 | 1.23, 2,30 | 0.001 | 0.93 | 0.50, 1.75 | 0.83 | 1.66 | 1.19, 2.33 | 0.003 |
| SSS** | 1.19 | 1.04, 1.37 | 0.01 | 1.25 | 0.98, 1.57 | 0.07 | 1.16 | 1.05, 1.29 | 0.005 |
[Odds Ratio* (OR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI) and p value]
* ORs adjusted for all variables in the model, health was categorized as: 0 for suboptimal health and 1 for optimal health
** Subjective Socioeconomic Status