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. 2022 Jul 8;24(7):e37226. doi: 10.2196/37226

Table 2.

Multinomial regression results of users’ sociodemographic characteristics and perceived level of understanding of information in the Care Information Exchange.


Yes, to some extent vs no Yes, definitely vs no Yes, to some extent vs no Yes, definitely vs no

Univariate odds ratio (95% CI) P value Univariate odds ratio (95% CI) P value Multivariable odds ratio (95% CI) P value Multivariable odds ratio (95% CI) P value
Sex

Female Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

Male 0.76 (0.36-1.61) .47 0.49 (0.23-1.06) .07 a
Age (years)

≥65 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

≤64 1.33 (0.60-2.96) .48 1.58 (0.70-3.57) .27 N/Ab N/A N/A N/Ab
Ethnicity

White Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

Ethnic minority 2.48 (0.72-8.53) .15 3.18 (0.92-10.97) .07
Native language

Non-English Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

English 0.41 (0.09-1.78) .23 0.45 (0.10-2.00) .29
Education

Secondary or below Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

Undergraduate or professional 0.47 (0.16-1.82) .18 0.66 (0.22-1.96) .45

Postgraduate or higher 0.33 (0.12-1.04) .06 0.58 (0.18-1.82) .35
Digital literacy

Lower digital health literacy Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

Higher digital health literacy 1.47 (0.51-4.18) .48 6.23 (1.76-22.06) .005 1.51 (0.53-4.34) .44 6.07 (1.70-21.57) .005
Health status

Neither good nor poor Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

Poor 1.48 (0.51-4.29) .48 2.58 (0.86-7.75) .09 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Good 0.63 (0.25-1.57) .32 1.29 (0.86-7.75) .60 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Motivation to be involved in own care

Not very much or a moderate amount Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

A lot or very much 1.08 (0.39-3.01) .89 3.29 (1.04-10.39) .04 0.93 (0.30-2.88) .90 2.99 (0.85-10.61) .09

aVariable excluded from the final multivariable model using a backward elimination approach.

bN/A: not applicable (variable excluded from the multivariable analyses because of nonsignificance [P>.25] in the univariate analyses).