Does health literacy mediate the relationship between socioeconomic status and health related outcomes in the Belgian adult population?

Table 3 Association between HL (Insufficient level of HL” vs. “Sufficient level of HL) and independent variables, HISlink 2018, Belgium

	Odds Ratio^a (95% CI)
	Subgroup aged 18 years and over^b	Women aged 50–69 years^c	Subgroup aged 65 years and over^d
Educational attainment
Higher secondary education or lower	1.69 (1.53–1.86)***	2.09 (1.63–2.67)***	1.98 (1.57–2.50)***
Higher education	1	1	1
Income category
Lower income	1.45 (1.30–1.64)***	1.55 (1.17–2.04)**	1.71 (1.33-2.00)***
Higher income	1	1	1

^a Adjusted by age and sex, for breast cancer screening, the OR is adjusted for age only; ^b for physical activity, diet, alcohol consumption, tobacco consumption
Perceived health, mental health, purchase of antibiotics and preventive dental care; ^c for breast cancer screening; ^d for vaccination against flu; ** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.0001

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