Table 3 The association of health literacy and searching for information to better understand their individual test result, OR (95% CI), n = 416
Crude | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | Adj. OR (95% CI) | Adj. OR (95% CI) | Adj. OR (95% CI) | |
Sufficient health literacy | 1.19 (0.75–1.89) | 1.21 (0.75–1.94) | 1.17 (0.72–1.90) | 1.29 (0.75–2.20) |
Age (years) | 0.99 (0.94–1.04) | 0.99 (0.94–1.04) | 0.97 (0.91–1.02) | |
Female | 0.93 (0.60–1.44) | 0.93 (0.60–1.45) | 1.03 (0.64–1.66) | |
Born in Sweden | 0.48 (0.24–0.95) | 0.47 (0.24–0.94) | 0.34 (0.16–0.71) | |
Highest educational level: university | 1.06 (0.68–1.65) | 1.03 (0.66–1.63) | 0.95 (0.58–1.55) | |
Self-reported cardiovascular disease | 1.33 (0.53–3.33) | 1.34 (0.50–3.62) | ||
Self-reported hypertension | 1.42 (0.81–2.46) | 1.19 (0.65–2.19) | ||
Self-reported high cholesterol | 0.82 (0.38–1.77) | 0.49 (0.19–1.22) | ||
Self-reported diabetes | 0.38 (0.08–1.80) | 0.12 (0.02–0.93) | ||
Poor, fairly good, good general health | 0.79 (0.50–1.26) | 0.62 (0.36–1.04) | ||
Perceived cardiovascular risk higher than others | 2.34 (1.28–4.31) | |||
Referred to primary health care center | 1.78 (0.98–3.23) | |||
Referred to hospital | 2.53 (1.29–4.97) | |||
Diagnosed with hypertension and/or high cholesterol | 1.36 (0.46–4.05) | |||
Diagnosed with coronary artery stenosis | 10.55 (1.97–56.37) |