Education High school and above 20.81 (8.47) 0.046 School dropout/ Illiterate 20.75 (8.54) Income (rupees) – 4556 and above 20.97 (9.16) ₹ 0.292 Upto per month 20.60 (7.90) ₹4555 Occupation Employed 21.10 (8.97) 0.441 Unemployed/ Retired 20.55 (8.19) Caste Open category (no social benefits) 19.66 (7.98) -1.036 Socially oppressed castes (social benefits) 21.14 (8.65) +p value significant at <0.05 (Independent t-test) Bivariate analyses between clinical factors, coping strategies, individual variables, environmental variables, outcome variables at baseline (T1) and chewing ability at follow-up (T2) Table 5-21 presents the lagged analyses between coping strategies, individual, environmental and outcome variables at baseline with chewing ability at follow-up. Independent variables r (baseline) Coping strategies Inadequate/ negative/ avoidance 0.000 Positive/ adequate -0.019 Self-blame -0.048 Religion -0.090 Individual factors Subjective SES -0.016 Concern about oral health -0.006 Ageing expectations -0.080 (ρ) Perceived stress -0.104 Baseline (T1) outcome variables OHQoL -0.294**
Education High school and above 0.046 20.81 (8.47) School dropout/ Illiterate 20.75 (8.54) Income – (rupees) ₹ 4556 and above 0.292 20.97 (9.16) Upto ₹4555 per month 20.60 (7.90) Occupation Employed 0.441 21.10 (8.97) Unemployed/ Retired 20.55 (8.19) Caste Open category (no social benefits) -1.036 19.66 (7.98) Socially oppressed castes (social benefits) 21.14 (8.65) +p value significant at <0.05 (Independent t-test) Bivariate analyses between clinical factors, coping strategies, individual variables, environmental variables, outcome variables at baseline (T1) and chewing ability at follow-up (T2) Table 5-21 presents the lagged analyses between coping strategies, individual, environmental and outcome variables at baseline with chewing ability at follow-up. Independent variables (baseline) r Coping strategies Inadequate/ negative/ avoidance 0.000 Positive/ adequate -0.019 Self-blame -0.048 Religion -0.090 Individual factors Subjective SES -0.016 Concern about oral health -0.006 Ageing expectations -0.080 (ρ) Perceived stress -0.104 Baseline (T1) outcome variables OHQoL -0.294**