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Table 3 Multivariate associations of the four most important information sources by socio-demographic and health-related indicators

From: Patients’ health literacy in relation to the preference for a general practitioner as the source of health information

 

General practitioner

Model 1

Model 2

Variable

unadjusted

adjusted

 

OR (LL 95%CI- UL95%CI)

OR (LL 95%CI- UL95%CI

Intercept

2.77*** (1.01–1.02)

0.99*** (1.01–1.02)

Socio-demographic factors a

 Age

  

 Linear

1.02***

1.02**

 Square

 Cubic

 Gender (male)

0.90 (0.78–1.02)

0.93 (0.80–1.07)

 Education (vocational education)

 

0.86 (0.71–1.04)

 Education (university degree)

 

0.91 (0.69–1.17)

First language a

 

0.90 (0.6–1.16)

Technological factors a

 Smartphone Use

 

1.19 (0.98–1.44)

Health-related factors a

 Multiple chronic conditions

 

1.16** (1.03–1.30)

 BMI

 

1.00 (0.97–1.01)

 Smoking

 

0.76** (0.65–0.98)

 Healthy diet

 

1.11 (0.94–1.29)

 Physical activity

 

1.05 (0.90–1.23)

 Health-related quality of life

 

0.78* (0.67–0.90)

Health literacy b

 Perceived health literacy (HLS-Q16)

 

1.01 (0.99–1.01)

 Health knowledge

 

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

 Action planning to acquire health knowledge

 

1.20*** (1.12–1.28)

 Self-efficacy to acquire health knowledge

 

1.50*** (1.39–1.61)

 Nagelkerke R2

0.02

0.11

  1. Note. a Listed variables are  reflecting research question (b) (associated socio-demographic and health-related factors of information source) b Listed variables are reflecting research question (c) (associated health literacy factors of information source)
  2. OR Odds Ratio, LL 95%CI- UL 95%CI = Lower limit and upper limit 95% confidence interval. *p < .05; ** p < .01; ***p < .001