From: Health literacy among different age groups in Germany: results of a cross-sectional survey
15–29 | 30–45 | 46–64 | 65–99 | |||||||||
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OR | 95 % CI | p-value | OR | 95 % CI | p-value | OR | 95 % CI | p-value | OR | 95 % CI | p-value | |
Gender | ||||||||||||
Male | 0.87 | 0.56–1.34 | 0.518 | 1.12 | 0.74–1.68 | 0.602 | 1.11 | 0.78–1.58 | 0.562 | 0.96 | 0.61–1.50 | 0.861 |
Female | ref | |||||||||||
Educational level | ||||||||||||
Low | 1.05 | 0.55–2.01 | 0.872 | 1.40 | 0.75–2.62 | 0.293 | 1.55 | 0.92–2.61 | 0.101 | 1.16 | 0.60–2.27 | 0.661 |
Medium | 0.72 | 0.38–1.36 | 0.309 | 1.14 | 0.66–1.97 | 0.631 | 0.83 | 0.52–1.32 | 0.424 | 0.91 | 0.49–1.71 | 0.776 |
High | ref | |||||||||||
Migrant background | ||||||||||||
Yes | 1.79 | 0.84–3.82 | 0.133 | 3.22 | 1.43–7.24 | 0.005 | 2.14 | 1.03–4.47 | 0.042 | 1.12 | 0.46–2.74 | 0.798 |
No | ref | |||||||||||
Functional health literacy | ||||||||||||
Limited | 1.84 | 0.94–3.60 | 0.074 | 1.87 | 1.00–3.49 | 0.050 | 2.01 | 1.27–3.16 | 0.003 | 2.25 | 1.35–3.75 | 0.002 |
Adequate | ref | |||||||||||
Social status | ||||||||||||
Low | 3.08 | 1.43–6.63 | 0.004 | 9.31 | 3.56–24.34 | <0.001 | 4.61 | 2.22–9.57 | <0.001 | 4.97 | 2.16–11.43 | <0.001 |
Medium | 1.27 | 0.76–2.13 | 0.355 | 1.90 | 1.15–3.16 | 0.013 | 1.68 | 1.05–2.70 | 0.030 | 2.28 | 1.19–4.38 | 0.014 |
High | ref | |||||||||||
Doctor visits | ||||||||||||
0–2 | ref | |||||||||||
2–5 | 2.14 | 1.22–3.75 | 0.008 | 5.51 | 3.14–9.66 | <0.001 | 2.11 | 1.42–3.14 | <0.001 | 2.51 | 1.51–4.18 | <0.001 |
6 or more | 2.23 | 0.60–8.24 | 0.229 | 3.83 | 1.83–8.03 | <0.001 | 3.44 | 2.07–5.73 | <0.001 | 3.22 | 1.85–5.60 | <0.001 |