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Table 4 Impact of socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle risk factors, and social capital on the association between perceived racism and Indigenous status; bivariable and multivariable analyses

From: Experiences of racism among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in the Australian state of Victoria: a cross-sectional population-based study

Secondary independent variables

Adjusted Odds Ratio (OR)

Non-Indigenous

Indigenous

Adjusted OR

95% confidence interval

p value

% change from crude OR

Socio-demographic characteristics

1.0

3.5

2.5

4.8

<0.001

19%

Age

1.0

3.3

2.5

4.5

<0.001

23%

Sex

1.0

4.3

3.2

5.8

<0.001

0%

Geographic residence

1.0

4.5

3.3

6.0

<0.001

−3%

Socioeconomic status

1.0

4.5

3.3

6.0

<0.001

−3%

Total annual household income

1.0

4.4

3.3

5.9

<0.001

−2%

Highest level of education

1.0

4.8

3.6

6.5

<0.001

−11%

Employment status

1.0

4.1

3.0

5.5

<0.001

5%

Lifestyle risk factors

1.0

3.9

2.9

5.2

<0.001

10%

Smoking

1.0

3.9

2.9

5.3

<0.001

8%

Did not consume alcohol in past 12 months

1.0

4.2

3.2

5.7

<0.001

2%

Typical quantity of alcohol consumption

1.0

4.1

3.0

5.4

<0.001

6%

Obesity

1.0

4.2

3.2

5.7

<0.001

2%

Inadequate physical activity

1.0

4.4

3.3

6.0

<0.001

−3%

Social support

1.0

3.9

2.9

5.3

<0.001

9%

Inability to get help from family

1.0

4.0

3.0

5.3

<0.001

8%

Inability to get help from friends

1.0

4.1

3.1

5.6

<0.001

4%

Inability to get help from neighbours

1.0

4.1

3.1

5.5

<0.001

5%

Social and civic trust

1.0

3.7

2.7

5.0

<0.001

15%

Don’t believe most people can be trusted

1.0

3.8

2.8

5.1

<0.001

12%

Don’t feel safe walking alone down street after dark

1.0

4.4

3.3

5.9

<0.001

−2%

Don’t feel valued by society

1.0

4.1

3.0

5.5

<0.001

5%

Don’t feel there are opportunities to have real say

1.0

4.1

3.0

5.5

<0.001

6%

Multivariable model 1 a

1.0

3.0

2.2

4.3

<0.001

29%

Multivariable model 2 b

1.0

3.4

2.5

4.7

<0.001

21%

Multivariable model 3 c

1.0

3.2

2.3

4.5

<0.001

26%

  1. Dependent variable = experienced racism: crude odds ratio = 4.3 (95% CI: 3.1–5.8)
  2. aIncludes all secondary independent variables
  3. bIncludes secondary independent variables that changed the crude OR by 10% or more: age, education and one social trust indicator
  4. cIncludes the social determinants and excludes lifestyle risk factors
  5. Bolding indicates that p value is significant at the p <0.05 level