From: Health literacy disparities in South Korea: insights from a latent profile analysis
Characteristics | Low vs. moderate health literacy | Low vs. high health literacy | |||||||
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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 |