Table 4.
Multivariate ordinal logistic regression models (n=211)
| Variables | I model: NVS as dependent variable* | II model: HLS-EU-Q16 as dependent variable† | ||
| OR (95% CI) | P>z | OR (95% CI) | P>z | |
| Age class | ||||
| >65 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 56–65 | 2.13 (0.96 to 4.70) | 0.060 | 1.45 (0.66 to 3.18) | 0.357 |
| 46–55 | 5.84 (2.33 to 14.65) | <0.001 | 1.60 (0.69 to 3.73) | 0.271 |
| 18–45 | 7.17 (2.70 to 19.04) | <0.001 | 1.95 (0.83 to 4.61) | 0.126 |
| Educational level | ||||
| Less than high school diploma | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| High school degree | 1.90 (0.86 to 4.17) | 0.110 | 0.65 (0.30 to 1.42) | 0.285 |
| Bachelor’s degree and higher | 3.78 (1.70 to 8.42) | 0.001 | 1.31 (0.62.83) | 0.493 |
| Financial resources at disposal from own or family income enough to get to the end of the month | ||||
| Not enough | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Barely enough | 1.76 (0.49 to 6.37) | 0.386 | 2.31 (0.61 to 8.69) | 0.215 |
| Enough | 3.40 (0.97 to 11.94) | 0.057 | 1.87 (0.52 to 6.71) | 0.336 |
| More than enough | 2.91 (0.73 to 11.64) | 0.131 | 3.91 (0.98 to 15.60) | 0.054 |
In the first model, dependent variable: NVS (three levels); in the second model, dependent variable: HLS-EU-Q16 (three levels)
*LR χ2(10)=50.6; prob>χ2<0.001; log likelihood=–163.36457; pseudo R2=0.1341.
†LR χ2(10)=15.64; rob>χ2=0.0479; log likelihood=–192.14072; pseudo R2=0.0391.
HLS-EU-Q16, European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire.