Table 3.

Results of Logistic Regression Modeling: Health Status as a Function of Literacy Variables, Age, and Gender

Parameter	Odds Ratio	p
Health literacy	2.04	.26
English proficiency	0.99	.98
Health literacy/English proficiency	5.08*	.02
Length of time in United States	1.46	.45
Age	0.96*	.02
Gender	-	.08

Note. The dependent variable (health status) and health literacy, English proficiency, and length of time in the United States are dichotomized. Age is continuous and female is the referent category for gender.

^*p < .05.