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Table 2 Mean scores of prior knowledge, health literacy, health behavior and health status by participant characteristic

From: Determinants of health literacy and health behavior regarding infectious respiratory diseases: a pathway model

Participant characteristic

N

%

Prior knowledge

Health literacy

Health behavior

Health status

   

Mean ± Std

Mean ± Std

Mean ± Std

Mean ± Std

Age (years)

      

16-22

882

27.8

7.26 ± 2.16§

22.51 ± 4.85§

14.81 ± 3.68§

9.82 ± 1.79§

23-29

684

21.6

8.08 ± 2.18†

22.65 ± 5.12§

15.35 ± 3.70§†

9.96 ± 1.80§

30-39

610

19.3

8.43 ± 2.22‡

21.74 ± 5.66§

15.78 ± 3.76§†

10.08 ± 1.79§†

40-49

502

15.8

7.80 ± 2.57†

19.04 ± 6.28†

15.53 ± 3.56§†

10.33 ± 1.78†

50-59

283

8.9

7.72 ± 2.48†

16.28 ± 6.46‡

15.35 ± 3.78†

10.37 ± 1.77†

60+

207

6.5

7.86 ± 2.60†

15.61 ± 5.91‡

15.45 ± 3.95†

10.36 ± 1.75†

F value

  

20.936***

119.911***

5.681***

8.442***

Education

      

Less than middle school

206

6.5

6.29 ± 2.55§

14.32 ± 6.12§

14.00 ± 3.84§

10.04 ± 2.04

Middle school graduate

1016

31.9

7.20 ± 2.34†

18.21 ± 5.85†

15.01 ± 3.78†

10.14 ± 1.74

High school graduate

1277

40.1

7.80 ± 2.16‡

21.93 ± 5.28‡

15.30 ± 3.61†

10.03 ± 1.81

More than high school

683

21.5

9.27 ± 1.84#

24.51 ± 4.23#

16.25 ± 3.58‡

10.00 ± 1.82

F value

  

162.107***

311.262***

25.684***

0.980NS

Income(RMB yuan)

      

<1000

327

10.4

7.01 ± 2.43§

17.36 ± 6.48§

15.26 ± 3.76

10.14 ± 1.83

1000-1999

1293

41.2

7.58 ± 2.18†

21.20 ± 5.73†

15.16 ± 3.67

9.98 ± 1.80

2000-2999

992

31.6

7.96 ± 2.39‡

20.82 ± 5.76†

15.40 ± 3.71

10.01 ± 1.87

3000-3999

338

10.8

8.80 ± 2.22#

22.58 ± 5.45‡

15.88 ± 3.63

10.15 ± 1.69

>4000

185

5.9

8.79 ± 2.21#

22.85 ± 5.74‡

15.46 ± 3.65

10.36 ± 1.66

F value

  

38.563***

43.721***

2.727*

2.366 NS

  1. Note: NS, no significant difference; *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001. The Student-Newman-Keuls method was used to control the total α level. There were significant differences between §, †, ‡ and # groups, but no significant differences within each group.