Table 4: Unadjusted and adjusted odds for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the lowest quartile, in sociodemographic subgroups of 12–18-year-old school children in Fiji.

HRQoL ≤ 25 percentile Crude OR 95% CI P Adjusted1 OR 95% CI P Sex                Reference: Boys 18.2% 1 2.78−3.57 0.000 1 2.50–3.24 0.000        Girls 30.7% 3.15 2.85 Age Group                Reference: 15–18 y 23.7% 1 0.91–1.17 0.656 1 0.93–1.24          12–14 y 27.5% 1.03 1.04 0.617 Ethnicity                Reference: Indo-Fijian 19.8% 1 2.24–2.89 0.000 1 1.72–2.30 0.000      Indigenous Fijian 31.6% 2.54 1.99  Reference: Other 20.4% 1 1.76–3.03 0.000 1 1.81–3.24 0.000      Indigenous Fijian 31.6% 2.31 2.42

OR: odds ratio. CI: confidence interval. 1Model includes: gender, age, ethnicity, household size, and family structure.