Table 2. Limited health literacy in various subgroups^*1.

	OR*2	95% CI	p-value
Sex
Male	0.95	[0.78; 1.15]	0.575
Female	Ref.
Age (years)
15–29	Ref.
30–45	1.07	[0.80; 1.43]	0.651
46–64	1.31	[0.99; 1.74]	0.056
65 and over	1.83	[1.36; 2.48]	<0.001
Education level
Low	1.32	[0.99; 1.77]	0.059
Intermediate	0.92	[0.71; 1.21]	0.557
High	Ref.
Immigration background
No	Ref.
Yes	1.87	[1.27; 2.75]	0.002
Health insurance status
Statutory	0.73	[0.49; 1.09]	0.122
Private	Ref.
Functional literacy skills
Low	1.94	[1.49; 2.52]	<0.001
Adequate	Ref.
Social status
Low	5.25	[3.57; 7.72]	<0.001
Intermediate	1.89	[1.47; 2.43]	<0.001
High	Ref.

Bold type shows significant differences

n = 1898; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; Ref., reference value

^*1 Results of multiple logistic regression

^*2 OR adjusted for all other variables in model; OR >1 indicates increased ?chance of l imited health literacy