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Table 4 Results of multinomial logistic regression analysis

From: Health literacy disparities in South Korea: insights from a latent profile analysis

Characteristics

Low vs. moderate health literacy

Low vs. high health literacy

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

Sex

Male

Reference

 

Female

0.768

0.658

0.897

0.001

0.702

0.551

0.894

0.004

Age (years)

< 65

Reference

 

≥ 65

0.315

0.269

0.369

< 0.001

0.152

0.102

0.226

< 0.001

Marital status

Single, divorced, separated,

or widowed

Reference

 

Married

1.137

0.967

1.338

0.121

0.892

0.695

1.144

0.367

Region

Rural

Reference

 

Urban

1.137

0.995

1.342

0.058

1.306

1.038

1.642

0.023

Educational

level

High school or below

Reference

 

University or above

2.339

1.909

2.865

< 0.001

4.376

3.288

5.824

< 0.001

Economic

activity

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.258

1.075

1.472

0.004

1.179

0.908

1.531

0.215

Log (Income)

 

1.284

1.170

1.410

< 0.001

1.786

1.502

2.125

< 0.001

Type of

health coverage

Medical aid

Reference

 

National health insurance

1.448

1.076

1.949

0.015

1.321

0.641

2.723

0.450

Disability

No

Reference

 

Yes

0.592

0.464

0.754

< 0.001

0.200

0.091

0.437

< 0.001

Chronic disease

No

Reference

 

Yes

0.596

0.505

0.704

< 0.001

0.394

0.295

0.526

< 0.001

  1. Note: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval