Table V.

Logistic regression of the association between literacy skills and sub-optimal self-reported health in Sweden before and after controlling for sex, age and educational level.

	Variable	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
		Model 1	Model 2
Literacy	Level ⩽ 1	6.66 (4.55–9.76)	3.24 (2.14–4.90)
	Level 2	3.50 (2.46–4.98)	1.90 (1.29–2.78)
	Level 3	1.92 (1.35–2.72)	1.39 (0.96–2.00)
	Level 4/5	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Sex	Female		1.49 (1.23–1.80)
	Male		1 (reference)
Age (years)	16–24		0.36 (0.26–0.49)
	25–34		0.44 (0.32–0.60)
	35–44		0.63 (0.48–0.84)
	45–54		0.79 (0.61–1.01)
	55–65		1 (reference)
Educational level	Low		2.75 (2.03–3.73)
	Medium		1.67 (1.33–2.09)
	High		1 (reference)