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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents and non-respondents of the public and private hospital surveys and comparison of private versus public hospital respondentsa

From: Differences in health literacy profiles of patients admitted to a public and a private hospital in Melbourne, Australia

 

Public hospital

Private hospital

Odds Ratioa (95% CI)

Respondents (n = 384) n (%)

Non-respondents (n = 2616) n (%)

Respondents (n = 3121) n (%)

Non-respondents (n = 6055) n (%)

Female

188 (49%)

1334 (51%)

1621 (52%)

3577 (59%)

0.88 (0.72, 1.10)

Age ≥ 65 years

211 (55%)

1040 (40%)

1875 (60%)

2898 (48%)

0.86 (0.69, 1.06)

Admission type

 Planned admission

27 (7%)

175 (7%)

1756 (57%)

3003 (50%)

b

 Emergency Department

350 (91%)

2267 (87%)

905 (29%)

2026 (34%)

b

 Maternity

7 (2%)

189 (7%)

218 (7%)

588 (10%)

b

 Unscheduled community

n/a

n/a

230 (7.4)

438 (7%)

b

Lives alone

70 (23%)

 

635 (20%)

 

0.88 (0.67, 1.16)

Not completed secondary education

246 (67%)

 

1041 (33%)

 

3.90 (3.10, 4.90)

English spoken at home

290 (76%)

 

2992 (96%)

 

9.09 (7.14, 12.5)

Currently employed

98 (26%)

 

988 (32%)

 

0.74 (0.58, 0.95)

Household income <$30,000

149 (39%)

 

413 (13%)

 

4.15 (3.30, 5.23)

Receiving government benefits (income $$30,000)

234 (64%)

 

1333 (43%)

 

2.09 (1.68, 2.60)

Body Mass Index ≥25 (overweight)

252 (78%)

 

1591 (58%)

 

2.59 (1.97, 3.40)

Body Mass Index ≥30 (obese)

130 (40%)

 

566 (20%)

 

2.63 (2.07, 3.34)

Smoker

29 (8%)

 

98 (3%)

 

2.75 (1.81, 4.18)

Drinks alcohol daily

43 (12%)

 

930 (30%)

 

0.30 (0.22, 0.42)

Drinks more than 2 glasses alcohol daily

16 (4%)

 

214 (7%)

 

0.60 (0.36, 1.01)

Uses internet < once a month

164 (43%)

 

635 (20%)

 

2.73 (2.17, 3.44)

Private Health Insurance

111 (31%)

 

2918 (95%)

 

39.12 (29.95, 51.09)

Attendance at ED in last 12 months

341 (91%)

 

1653 (53%)

 

8.98 (6.24, 12.93)

Help with completion of survey

151 (40%)

 

821 (26%)

 

2.76 (2.07, 3.69)

≥ 2.5 h of physical activity/ week

211 (55%)

 

2230 (71%)

 

2.04 (1.65, 2.54)

Arthritis

145 (38%)

 

951 (31%)

 

1.40 (1.12, 1.74)

Back Pain

132 (35%)

 

817 (27%)

 

1.44 (1.15, 1.81)

Heart disease

118 (31%)

 

916 (29%)

 

1.04 (0.83, 1.31)

Lung disease

79 (21%)

 

462 (15%)

 

1.46 (1.12, 1.91)

Cancer

39 (10%)

 

520 (17%)

 

0.57 (0.41, 0.80)

Depression/Anxiety

84 (22%)

 

396 (13%)

 

1.93 (1.48, 2.51)

Diabetes Mellitus

90 (24%)

 

353 (11%)

 

2.35 (1.81, 3.05)

Stroke

31 (8%)

 

122 (4%)

 

2.12 (1.41, 3.19)

≥ three chronic conditions

71 (19%)

 

242 (8%)

 

1.82 (0.46, 2.26)

  1. aMeasures the odds of each variable if the participant attends the public hospital versus the private hospital
  2. bNot comparable between hospitals due to differences in coding methods