Table 3
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating selected characteristics to physical health outcomes among Inuit children aged 2 to 5, Canada, 2006

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Table summary
 This table displays the results of unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating selected characteristics to physical health outcomes among inuit children aged 2 to 5. The information is grouped by characteristics (appearing as row headers), excellent/very good health, ever had ear infection, ever had dental problem, unadjusted odds ratio , 95% confidence interval and adjusted odds ratio , calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Excellent/Very good health Ever had ear infection Ever had dental problem
Unadjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Unadjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Unadjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to from to
Age of mother at first birth  
12 to 19 0.57Note * 0.33 0.96 0.74 0.43 1.27 2.13Note * 1.35 3.38 2.63Note * 1.64 4.21 2.61Note * 1.68 4.05 1.94Note * 1.24 3.04
20 to 24 0.57Note * 0.33 0.97 0.62 0.36 1.07 1.22 0.77 1.92 1.42 0.89 2.27 2.12Note * 1.37 3.29 1.63Note * 1.05 2.53
25 or olderNote † 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Age of child (years)Note ‡ 0.99 0.86 1.15 0.96 0.83 1.12 1.02 0.91 1.15 1.03 0.91 1.17 1.44Note * 1.27 1.63 1.41Note * 1.23 1.60
Male (versus female) 0.65Note * 0.46 0.93 0.65Note * 0.45 0.93 1.06 0.78 1.44 1.06 0.77 1.45 0.86 0.64 1.15 0.82 0.60 1.11
Mother's education  
Currently in school Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.47Note * 0.23 0.95 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.02 0.57 1.82 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.05 0.61 1.80
Not currently in school  
Less than secondary graduation Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.46Note * 0.30 0.69 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.71 0.49 1.03 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.34 0.93 1.94
Secondary graduation or moreNote † Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.00 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Lone-parent (versus two-parent) family Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.94 0.65 1.34 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.97 0.68 1.39 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.22 0.84 1.77
Household income ($10,000s)Note ‡ Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.07 0.97 1.19 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.06 0.97 1.15 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.98 0.90 1.06
Number of people in householdNote ‡ Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.99 0.91 1.07 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.94 0.88 1.02 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.06 0.98 1.14
Living in (versus outside) Inuit Nunangat Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.59 0.29 1.19 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.82 0.48 1.42 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.83Note * 1.01 3.34
... not applicable
† reference category
‡ continuous variable
* significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)
Note: Adjusted odds ratio controls for other characteristics in model.
Source: 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey.