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Table 3 Adjusted associations between bullying involvement and subdomains of OHRQoL

From: The sequential association between school bullying and oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) in Chinese children and adolescents

Variables

Oral symptom

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Functional limitation

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Emotional well-being

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Social well-being

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age + 1 year

1.07 (0.99–1.16)

1.05 (0.97–1.14)

1.08 (1.00-1.17)*

1.05 (0.97–1.13)

Gender (Ref: Boys)

1.80 (1.60–2.03)***

1.65 (1.46–1.85)

2.11 (1.87–2.38)***

1.70 (1.50–1.91)***

Ethnicity: Minorities (Ref: Han majority)

1.00 (0.89–1.15)

1.25 (1.10–1.43)***

1.19 (1.04–1.78)*

1.27 (1.11–1.44)***

Grade (Ref: Primary school)

    

 Junior high school

1.53 (1.18–1.90)**

1.19 (0.92–1.54)***

1.36 (1.04–1.78)*

1.24 (0.95–1.61)

 Senior high school

2.16 (1.38–3.38)***

1.39 (0.89–2.19)

1.36 (0.86–2.16)

1.19 (0.76–1.87)

Only child: Yes (Ref: No)

1.00 (0.86–1.14)

0.91 (0.80–1.05)

0.90 (0.79–1.04)

0.79 (0.69–0.91)***

Boarding student: Yes (Ref: No)

1.21 (1.05–1.39)**

1.46 (1.27–1.69)***

1.38 (1.19–1.59)***

1.11 (0.96–1.28)

Family income: Unstable (Ref: Stable)

1.20 (0.90–1.59)

1.30 (0.98–1.74)

1.26 (0.94–1.27)

1.41 (1.06–1.89)*

Parents’ marriage status: Other status (Ref: In marriage)

0.86 (9.74-1.00)*

0.94 (0.81–1.09)

1.05 (0.91–1.23)

1.04 (0.90–1.21)

Depression: Yes (Ref: No)

1.96 (1.69–2.28)***

2.28 (1.96–2.65)***

2.14 (1.85–2.50)***

2.06 (1.77–2.39)***

Anxiety: Yes (Ref: No)

1.36 (1.13–1.62)***

1.71 (1.43–2.05)***

2.12 (1.77–2.54)***

1.80 (1.50–2.16)***

Bullying involvement: Yes (Ref: Uninvolved)

1.68 (1.42-2.00)***

1.44 (1.21–1.70)***

1.57 (1.32–1.86)***

1.91 (1.60–2.27)***

  1. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05
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