Table 2 Association *between health literacy level and overweight/obese in a 12–16 years old population, Nanning, China, 2012
OR (95% C.I) | Significance | |
|---|---|---|
Variables | ||
Low health literacy | 1.84 (1.13-2.99) | t23 = 2.46, p = 0.014 |
Age ≥14 years | 0.75 (0.48-1.18) | t23 = -1.23, p = 0.219 |
Being a male | 1.18 (0.74-1.90) | t23 = 0.70, p = 0.485 |
School performance | 0.99 (0.98-1.00) | t23 = -3.00, p = 0.003 |
Parental health | ||
Either one was ill | 0.47 (0.25-0.89) | t23 = -2.31, p = 0.021 |
Both were ill | 0.69 (0.31-1.56) | t23 = -0.89, p = 0.374 |
Physically inactive | 1.35 (0.75-2.42) | t23 = -0.99, p = 0.321 |