Table 4.
Variables associated with mental health related quality of life in logistic regression models by population group.
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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 | 0.18, 0.96 | 0.04 | 0.75 | 0.41, 1.37 | 0.35 | 0.68 | 0.48, 1.08 | 0.11 |
| Age | 1.02 | 0.99, 1.05 | 0.17 | 1.01 | 0.97, 1.05 | 0.57 | 0.996 | 0.97, 1.02 | 0.76 |
| Gender | 0.48 | 0.29, 0.77 | 0.002 | 0.59 | 0.31, 1.13 | 0.11 | 1.03 | 0.62, 1.71 | 0.91 |
| Employment status | 0.91 | 0.51, 1.63 | 0.76 | 1.96 | 0.76, 5.04 | 0.17 | 1.95 | 1.15, 3.30 | 0.01 |
| Education | 1.29 | 0.95, 1.75 | 0.10 | 1.06 | 0.59, 1.92 | 0.84 | 1.04 | 0.76, 1.42 | 0.81 |
| SSS** | 1.45 | 1.25, 1.67 | < 0.0001 | 1.44 | 1.14, 1.82 | 0.002 | 1.25 | 1.12, 1.39 | < 0.0001 |
[Odds Ratio* (OR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI) and p value]
* ORs adjusted for all variables in the models, health was categorized as: 0 for suboptimal health and 1 for optimal health
** Subjective Socioeconomic Status