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Table 2 Unadjusted associations with health-related quality of life variables at age 30

From: Health-related quality of life and income-related social mobility in young adults

 

OHIP-14

EQ-VAS

SWLS

 

Mean

(SE)

Mean

(SE)

Mean

(SE)

Income-related SES mobility

**

 

NS

 

**

 

Stable advantaged

4.3

(0.5)

79.8

(1.5)

19.5

(0.4)

Upwardly mobile

5.6

(0.6)

82.3

(1.2)

19.4

(0.3)

Stable middle

5.8

(0.9)

81.4

(1.8)

18.1

(0.6)

Downwardly mobile

5.8

(0.6)

78.8

(1.1)

18.0

(0.3)

Stable disadvantaged

11.6

(1.8)

75.8

(2.6)

15.8

(0.7)

Sex

NS

 

NS

 

NS

 

Male

5.4

(0.4)

79.8

(0.9)

18.0

(0.3)

Female

6.6

(0.5)

80.2

(0.8)

18.6

(0.2)

Tooth brushing frequency

*

 

**

 

*

 

Once a day or more

5.6

(0.4)

81.3

(0.7)

18.6

(0.2)

Less than once per day

7.4

(0.7)

77.0

(1.3)

17.7

(0.4)

Cigarette smoking

**

 

NS

 

**

 

Non-smoker

5.0

(0.3)

80.6

(0.8)

18.8

(0.2)

Current/former smoker

7.8

(0.7)

79.0

(1.0)

17.7

(0.3)

All persons

6.1

(0.3)

80.0

(0.6)

18.4

(0.2)

  1. *(P < 0.05), **(P < 0.01).