. 2019 Feb 19;7:e6382. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6382

Table 3. Results of logistic regressions of health outcomes with education level across disability types.

	BMI ≥ 24				Haemorrhoid				Fatty liver				High blood glucose				High blood lipid
	OR	95% CI		p	OR	95% CI		p	OR	95% CI		p	OR	95% CI		p	OR	95% CI		p
Total
Education^a
Elementary school or below	Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference
Middle school	0.85	0.81	0.90	<0 .001	1.76	1.65	1.88	<0 .001	1.08	1.02	1.14	0.005	0.95	0.89	1.01	0.087	1.01	0.96	1.07	0.655
High school	0.80	0.75	0.85	<0 .001	2.03	1.88	2.19	<0 .001	1.12	1.05	1.20	<0 .001	0.91	0.84	0.98	0.015	1.08	1.01	1.15	0.018
College or higher	0.80	0.72	0.89	<0 .001	2.21	1.96	2.49	<0 .001	1.15	1.03	1.27	0.009	0.70	0.61	0.80	<0 .001	1.06	0.96	1.18	0.268
Hearing & Speech
Education^b
Elementary school or below	Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference
Middle school	0.81	0.69	0.94	0.007	1.60	1.33	1.92	<0 .001	1.14	0.97	1.34	0.103	1.02	0.84	1.24	0.840	1.01	0.86	1.18	0.951
High school	0.73	0.60	0.89	0.002	1.89	1.51	2.36	<0 .001	1.10	0.90	1.34	0.351	0.77	0.60	0.99	0.043	1.07	0.88	1.31	0.485
College or higher	0.69	0.51	0.95	0.021	2.20	1.56	3.10	<0 .001	1.24	0.91	1.69	0.169	0.78	0.52	1.17	0.229	1.30	0.95	1.78	0.106
Visual Disability
Education^b
Elementary school or below	Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference
Middle school	0.71	0.63	0.80	<0 .001	1.79	1.55	2.06	<0 .001	1.19	1.05	1.34	0.007	0.91	0.79	1.05	0.192	1.10	0.97	1.25	0.129
High school	0.69	0.60	0.79	<0 .001	1.82	1.56	2.13	<0 .001	1.22	1.06	1.40	0.005	0.88	0.74	1.03	0.115	1.16	1.01	1.34	0.040
College or higher	0.67	0.55	0.82	<0 .001	1.92	1.52	2.41	<0 .001	1.27	1.03	1.55	0.024	0.68	0.53	0.88	0.003	1.06	0.86	1.31	0.561
Physical Disability
Education^b
Elementary school or below	Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference
Middle school	0.90	0.83	0.96	0.004	1.99	1.81	2.19	<0 .001	1.01	0.93	1.09	0.866	1.00	0.91	1.10	0.989	1.01	0.94	1.09	0.798
High school	0.84	0.77	0.91	<0 .001	2.46	2.20	2.75	<0 .001	1.05	0.96	1.15	0.257	0.99	0.89	1.11	0.935	1.09	1.00	1.20	0.059
College or higher	0.86	0.74	0.99	0.041	2.84	2.40	3.36	<0 .001	1.06	0.91	1.23	0.448	0.73	0.60	0.89	0.002	1.07	0.92	1.24	0.407
Intellectual Disability
Education^b
Elementary school or below	Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference
Middle school	0.97	0.85	1.10	0.606	1.11	0.93	1.33	0.248	1.13	0.99	1.29	0.063	0.77	0.65	0.92	0.004	1.03	0.90	1.17	0.694
High school	1.07	0.80	1.43	0.635	0.93	0.61	1.40	0.716	1.24	0.93	1.66	0.148	0.83	0.56	1.22	0.335	0.96	0.72	1.29	0.803
College or higher	0.75	0.17	3.36	0.703	2.90	0.52	16.22	0.225	0.66	0.13	3.43	0.623	1.01	0.12	8.57	0.996	0.59	0.11	3.10	0.535
Mental Disability
Education^b
Elementary school or below	Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference
Middle school	0.96	0.73	1.25	0.736	2.31	1.55	3.43	<0 .001	1.26	0.96	1.66	0.097	0.91	0.67	1.24	0.546	0.72	0.55	0.95	0.020
High school	0.88	0.65	1.20	0.412	3.01	1.94	4.68	<0 .001	1.43	1.05	1.96	0.025	0.88	0.61	1.26	0.486	0.84	0.62	1.15	0.290
College or higher	1.23	0.77	1.96	0.381	2.35	1.27	4.35	0.007	1.38	0.88	2.17	0.165	0.54	0.29	1.01	0.053	0.99	0.63	1.56	0.971
Multiple Disabilities
Education^b
Elementary school or below	Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference				Reference
Middle school	0.92	0.57	1.50	0.739	1.62	0.88	2.99	0.123	0.83	0.51	1.35	0.454	1.74	0.88	3.44	0.111	1.32	0.80	2.18	0.274
High school	0.88	0.48	1.63	0.693	1.58	0.75	3.34	0.229	1.07	0.57	1.98	0.840	1.22	0.53	2.82	0.643	1.09	0.58	2.06	0.781
College or higher	0.43	0.16	1.21	0.112	0.63	0.16	2.45	0.509	1.49	0.58	3.82	0.411	0.84	0.21	3.28	0.801	1.58	0.57	4.33	0.377

Notes.

Adjusted for gender, age, residence permit, marital status, disability type, and disability severity.

Adjusted for gender, age, residence permit, marital status and disability severity.

OR: odds ratio
CI: confidence interval