Table 3.
Simple and multiple logistic regression analysis: predictors of caregivers’ health literacy according to Newest Vital Sign (“high likelihood of limited health literacy” vs “adequate or possibility of limited health literacy”)
| Variables | Simple logistic regression analysis | Multiple logistic regression analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR [95% CI] | p | OR [95% CI] | p | ||
| Age (years) | ≤ 59 | – | – | – | – |
| > 59 | 1.11 [1.07; 1.15] | < 0.001 | 1.09 [1.02; 1.19] | 0.021 | |
| Gender | Male | – | – | – | – |
| Female | 1.17 [0.52; 2.85] | 0.7 | 3.28 [1.10; 11.1] | 0.043 | |
| Kinship with care recipient | Spouse | – | – | – | – |
| Offspring | 0.13 [0.06; 0.30] | < 0.001 | 0.68 [0.13; 3.80] | 0.7 | |
| Years of schooling | ≥ 13 | – | – | – | – |
| < 13 | 9.23 [3.90; 24.6] | < 0.001 | 4.68 [1.73; 13.6] | 0.003 | |
OR odds ratio, variance inflation factor < 5