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Table 4 Odds ratios (ORs) of having inadequate FHL in the study population

From: Health literacy among refugees in Sweden – a cross-sectional study

  

Model 1

Model 2 (Final model)

Variables

CrudeaOR (95% CI)

ORb(95% CI)

ORc(95% CI)

Sex

      

 Men

1

   

1

 

 Women

1.22

(0.81-1.83)

1.15

(0.70-1.90)

1.23

(0.70-2.20)

Age

      

 18-24

1

   

1

 

 25-44

1.09

(0.57-2.07)

1.02

(0.50-2.11)

1.12

(0.51-2.44)

 44-

2.63

(1.20–5.74)*

1.70

(0.70-4.13)

1.97

(0.76-5.09)

Education

      

 0-6 years

3.01

(1.88–4.82)**

3.32

(1.91–5.78)**

2.25

(1.20–4.20)*

 7 years or more

1

     

Years of resid. permit

      

 0-2 years

0.391

(0.23-0.67)**

0.53

(0.29-0.97)*

0.54

(0.26-1.11)

 More than 2 years

1

     

Long-term sickness

      

 No

1

     

 Yes

1.79

(1.14–2.80)*

1.48

(0.87-2.51)

1.4

(0.77-2.56)

Country

      

 Iraq

1

   

1

 

 Other country

0.72

(0.36-1.44)

  

1.38

(0.57-3.30)

 Syria

0.90

(0.48-1.67)

  

1.37

(0.61-3.07)

 Afghanistan

1.53

(0.64-3.65)

  

1.71

(0.60-4.87)

 Somalia

2.09

(1.09–4.03)*

  

2.89

(1.28–6.53)*

  1. aCrude OR for considered explanatory factors; bOR for included explanatory factors: sex, age, education, years of permanent resident permit, long-term illness; cOR for included explanatory factors in model 1 + country. *Significant at p < 0.05 **Significant at p < 0.01.