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Table 3 Marginal and adequate health literacy assessment in CVD patients using the ordinal regression (OR) model (CI = 95% Confidence Interval)

From: Estimation of health literacy levels in patients with cardiovascular diseases in a Gulf country

Variable

Group

OR

CI for OR

Significance (p)

Gender

Male

2.67

1.58–4.53

< 0.001

Female

1

--

--

Education

No school

0.81

0.26–2.53

NS

High school

0.41

0.15–1.17

NS

Degree/Diploma

1

--

--

Nationality

GCC

0.11

0.05–0.24

< 0.001

Others

1

--

--

Age

<=50

15.71

6.30–39.29

< 0.001

> 50

1

--

--