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Table 3 Logistic regression analyses of the association between health literacy and smoking relapse, controlling for age, gender, race/ethnicity, income, education, relationship status, and nicotine dependence

From: Lower health literacy predicts smoking relapse among racially/ethnically diverse smokers with low socioeconomic status

Variable

Odds ratio (OR)

95% Confidence interval (CI)

Health Literacy

3.26

1.15 – 9.26*

Age

.98

.93 – 1.23

Gender

  

 Female

.46

.17 – 1.23

 Male

2.13

.79 – 5.71

Race/Ethnicity

  

 Black

.52

.20 – 1.37

 Non-Latino White

1.93

.73 – 5.13

Income

  

 <$20,000

.84

.28 – 2.53

 ≥$20,000

1.16

.39 – 3.45

Education

  

 < High school degree/GED

.65

.19 – 2.23

 ≥ High school degree/GED

1.49

.43 – 5.16

Relationship Status

  

 Married/living with partner

2.21

.78 – 6.23

 Not married/not living with partner

.47

.17 – 1.34

Nicotine Dependence

1.24

.86 – 1.79

  1. Note. The odds ratios are adjusted for all demographic covariates (i.e., age, gender, race/ethnicity, income, education, relationship status, nicotine dependence).
  2. *p < .05.