Table 5 Association between health literacy, income and health related outcomes, HISlink 2018, Belgium
Odds Ratioa (95% CI) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health behaviour | Health status | Use of medicine | Preventive health care | |||||||
Physical activity | Healthy diet | Alcohol consumption (At least once a week) | Tobacco consumption (Current smokers) | Good perceived health | Poor mental health | Purchase of antibiotics | Preventive dental care | Vaccination against flu | Breast cancer screening | |
Health literacy | ||||||||||
Insufficient level of HL | 0.76 (0.65–0.89)** | 0.68 (0.55–0.85)** | 0.80 (0.69–0.93)** | 1.22 (1.02–1.47)** | 0.53 (0.43–0.65)*** | 1.45 (1.14–1.85)** | 1.08 (0.91–1.28) | 0.96 (0.83–1.12) | 1.60 (1.04–2.45)** | 0.90 (0.60–1.35) |
Sufficient level of HL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Income category | ||||||||||
Lower income | 0.69 (0.60–0.78)*** | 0.78 (0.67–0.92)** | 0.50 (0.44–0.57)*** | 1.64 (1.39–1.92)*** | 0.50 (0.42–0.58)*** | 1.45 (1.19–1.78)** | 1.06 (0.93–1.20) | 0.59 (0.52–0.68)*** | 1.02 (0.78–1.34) | 0.54 (0.41–0.71)*** |
Higher income | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Income and HL interaction term | 0.89 (0.71–1.13) | 0.90 (0.65–1.25) | 1.03 (0.84–1.27) | 1.05 (0.81–1.35) | 0.93 (0.72–1.20) | 1.06 (0.77–1.45) | 1.03 (0.83–1.28) | 0.85 (0.69–0.99)** | 0.66 (0.39–1.11) | 0.97 (0.58–1.59) |