Table 6.
Analysis of the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes in different social strata
| Variable | OR (Chronic disease) | OR (Self-rated health) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | Low | Middle | Low | Middle |
| Constant | 0.082** | 0.044** | 2.732** | 4.759** |
| Health literacy(ref. Lower) | ||||
| Higher | 0.722* | 0.790 | 1.285* | 1.401* |
| Gender (ref. Male) | ||||
| Female | 0.760** | 0.583** | ||
| Age (ref. 18 ~ 39 years) | ||||
| 40 ~ 59 years | 6.386** | 7.855** | 0.626** | 0.850 |
| 60 ~ 69 years | 19.238** | 26.967** | 0.550** | 0.521* |
| Marital Status(ref. Single) | ||||
| Married | 1.422 | 0.581* | ||
| Live apart | 0.847 | 1.545 | ||
| Divorced | 1.204 | 0.327** | ||
| Widowed | 2.951 | 1.102 | ||
| Census register(ref. Local) | ||||
| Other places | 0.305** | 0.433* | 1.760** | |
| Likelihood ratio test | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 |
| Hosmer–Lemeshow test | P = 0.221 | P = 0.353 | P = 0.886 | P = 0.536 |
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01