Table 6 Analysis of the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes in different social strata

Constant

0.082^**

0.044^**

2.732^**

4.759^**

Health literacy(ref. Lower)

 Higher

0.722^*

0.790

1.285^*

1.401^*

Gender (ref. Male)

 Female

0.760^**

0.583^**

Age (ref. 18 ~ 39 years)

 40 ~ 59 years

6.386^**

7.855^**

0.626^**

0.850

 60 ~ 69 years

19.238^**

26.967^**

0.550^**

0.521^*

Marital Status(ref. Single)

 Married

1.422

0.581^*

 Live apart

0.847

1.545

 Divorced

1.204

0.327^**

 Widowed

2.951

1.102

Census register(ref. Local)

 Other places

0.305^**

0.433^*

1.760^**

 Likelihood ratio test

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

 Hosmer–Lemeshow test

P = 0.221

P = 0.353

P = 0.886

P = 0.536