Perceived discrimination and health-related quality of life among Arabs and Jews in Israel: A population-based survey

Table 4 Variables associated with mental health related quality of life in logistic regression models by population group.

Independent variables in the model	Non-immigrant Jews N = 383			Immigrants N = 187			Arabs N = 382
	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

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