Table 4 Crude associations between occupational context, social support dimensions, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and OHIP
|  | OHIP = 0 (Reference category) | OHIP = 1-3 | Crude OR CI95% | P value | OHIP ≥ 4 | Crude OR CI95% | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occupational context a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Work-based, n (%) | 363 (43.8) | 66 (39.3) | 1 |  | 114 (37.5) | 1 | 0.036 |
   Home-based, n (%) | 466 (56.2) | 102 (60.7) | 1.13(0.77-1.66) | 0.530 | 190 (62.5) | 1.32 (1.02-1.70) |  |
Social Support | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Affectionate support a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   High level, n (%) | 114 (13.8) | 23 (18.4) | 1 |  | 75 (21.6) | 1 |  |
   Moderate level, n (%) | 140 (16.9) | 18 (14.4) | 0.88 (0.51-1.51) | 0.639 | 47 (13.5) | 0.86 (0.60-1.23) | 0.405 |
   Low level, n (%) | 574 (69.3) | 84 (67.2) | 1.38 (0.34-2.28) | 0.211 | 225 (64.9) | 1.68 (1.21-2.33) | 0.002 |
Positive social interaction a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   High level, n (%) | 176 (21.3) | 26 (20.8) | 1 |  | 101 (29.1) | 1 |  |
   Moderate level, n (%) | 279 (33.7) | 51 (40.8) | 1.42 (0.93-2.17) | 0.104 | 121 (34.9) | 1.29 (0.96-1.74) | 0.086 |
   Low level, n (%) | 373 (45.0) | 48 (38.4) | 1.15 (0.69-1.91) | 0.596 | 125 (36.0) | 1.71 (1.25-2.35) | < 0.001 |
Social network/Friends a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No friends, n (%) | 358 (43.2) | 44 (35.2) | 1 | 0.093 | 142 (40.9) | 1 | 0.474 |
   One or more friends, n (%) | 471 (56.8) | 81 (64.8) | 0.72 (0.48-1.06) |  | 205 (59.1) | 0.91 (0.71-1.18) |  |
Age a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   13 to 24, n (%) | 439 (53.0) | 92 (54.8) | 1 |  | 141 (46.4) | 1 |  |
   25 to 28, n (%) | 390 (47.0) | 76 (45.2) | 1.07(0.74-1.56) | 0.714 | 163 (53.6) | 1.19(0.92-1.52) | 0.183 |
Schooling a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   = 9, n (%) | 348 (42.0) | 79 (47.0) | 1 |  | 124 (40.8) | 1 |  |
   0 to 8, n (%) | 481 (58.0) | 89 (53.0) | 1.09(0.74-1.59) | 0.670 | 180 (59.2) | 1.03 (0.80-1.33) | 0.831 |
Familiar income a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   > 2 Minimal wages, n (%) | 439 (53.0) | 76 (60.8) | 1 |  | 209 (60.2) | 1 |  |
   = 2 Minimal wages, n (%) | 390 (47.0) | 49 (39.2) | 1.38 (0.94-2.02) | 0.102 | 138 (39.8) | 1.35 (1.04-1.74) | 0.022 |
Ethnicity a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   White, n (%) | 297 (36.0) | 49 (29.2) | 1 |  | 87 (28.7) | 1 |  |
   Brown, n (%) | 345 (41.8) | 81 (48.2) | 1.44 (0.94-2.20) | 0.097 | 128 (42.2) | 1.28 (0.95-1.73) | 0.110 |
   Black, n (%) | 183 (22.2) | 38 (22.6) | 0.87 (0.50-1.53) | 0.638 | 88 (29.0) | 1.76 (1.26-2.45) | 0.001 |
Marital status a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married living with partner, n (%) | 579 (69.8) | 113 (67.3) | 1 | Â | 230 (75.7) | 1 | Â |
Married not living with partner, n (%) | 205 (24.7) | 44 (26.2) | 1.17 (0.76-1.80) | 0.472 | 59 (19.4) | 0.75 (0.55-1.02) | 0.064 |
Single, n (%) | 45 (5.4) | 11 (6.5) | 1.41 (0.67-3.00) | 0.368 | 15 (4.9) | 0.84 (0.47-1.49) | 0.548 |
Social Class a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   B, n (%) | 53 (6.4) | 10 (6.0) | 1 |  | 11 (3.6) | 1 |  |
   C, n (%) | 533 (64.3) | 112 (66.7) | 1.19 (0.53-2.71) | 0.673 | 175 (57.6) | 1.44 (0.78-2.66) | 0.240 |
   D, n (%) | 210 (25.3) | 39 (23.2) | 1.05 (0.43-2.52) | 0.921 | 98 (32.2) | 1.95 (1.03-3.67) | 0.039 |
   E, n (%) | 33 (4.0) | 7 (4.2) | 1.15 (0.34-3.91) | 0.826 | 20 (6.6) | 2.52 (1.14-5.61) | 0.023 |