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Table 3 Linear regression models with understanding of diabetes care as the outcome variable

From: Impact of communicative and critical health literacy on understanding of diabetes care and self-efficacy in diabetes management: a cross-sectional study of primary care in Japan

 

HL

 

Functional HL

Communicative HL

Critical HL

 

β

p

β

p

β

p

Model 1

0.155

0.015

0.558

< 0.001

0.451

< 0.001

Model 2

0.176

0.011

0.503

< 0.001

0.429

< 0.001

Model 3

0.172

0.011

0.479

< 0.001

0.426

< 0.001

  1. Model 1: unadjusted.
  2. Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, education, economic status, Internet use, social support, time since the diagnosis of diabetes, number of oral glucose-lowering drugs, insulin use, and diabetic complications.
  3. Model 3: model 2 plus the clarity of the physician’s explanation.
  4. HL: health literacy.
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