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Table 5 Adjusted associationsa between occupational context and levels of positive social interaction, and ethnicity characteristics and OHIP

From: Oral health related quality of life in pregnant and post partum women in two social network domains; predominantly home-based and work-based networks

 

OHIP = 1-3b

P value

OHIP ≥ 4b

P value

Occupational context &

    

Positive social interaction (PI)

    

   Work-based + High level PI

1

 

1

 

   Work-based + Moderate level PI

1.98 (1.02-3.83)

0.043 *

1.35 (0.85-2.14)

0.206

   Work-based + Low level PI

1.66 (0.73-3.80)

0.228

1.70 (0.98-2.86)

0.062

   Home-based + High level PI

1.58 (0.85-2.94)

0.148

1.34 (0.90-2.03)

0.162

   Home-based + Moderate level PI

1.75 (0.93-3.29)

0.081

1.64 (1.08-2.48)

0.020 *

   Home-based + Low level PI

1.33 (0.65-2.73)

0.432

2.15 (1.40-3.30)

< 0.001 *

Ethnicity

    

   White

1

 

1

 

   Brown

1.43 (0.93-2.19)

0.104

1.23 (0.91-1.70)

0.186

   Black

0.86 (0.49-1.51)

0.603

1.73 (1.23-2.42)

0.001 *

  1. aAdjusted for schooling, age, family income, ethnicity, marital status, social class and social network/friends**.
  2. bReference category OHIP = 0.
  3. * P < 0.05
  4. ** P > 0.05