Table 4 Strength of evidence concerning correlates of components of men’s health literacy
Correlate | Component | Study design | Number of studies (Adjusted:Unadjusted for confounders) | Resultsa | Evidence rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted | Unadjusted | |||||
Education | Nutrition literacy; knowledge; personal skill | Cross-sectional | 7 (4:3) | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
Age | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 8 (6:2) | 4 | 1 | Low |
Health insurance | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 2 (2:0) | 2 | Â | Low |
Income | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 3 (3:0) | 2 | Â | Low |
Marital status | Knowledge; personal skill | Cross-sectional | 3 (3:0) | 2 | Â | Low |
Overweight or obese | Nutrition literacy; knowledge | Cross-sectional | 3 (2:1) | 2 | Â | Low |
Primary care service access | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 2 (2:0) | 2 | Â | Low |
Accesses preventive care | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 1 (0:1) | Â | 1 | Low |
Community connected | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 1 (1:0) | 1 | Â | Low |
Friends source of nutrition information | Nutrition literacy | Cross-sectional | 1 (1:0) | 1 | Â | Low |
Information from social supports | Nutrition literacy | Cross-sectional | 1 (1:0) | 1 | Â | Low |
Regular newspaper reader | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 1 (1:0) | 1 | Â | Low |
Treatment duration | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 1 (1:0) | 1 | Â | Low |
Care deferred because of cost | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 2 (2:0) | 2 | Â | Very low |
Cognitive ability | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 2 (1:1) | 1 | 1 | Very low |
Alcohol consumption | Personal skill | Cross-sectional | 2 (2:0) | 1 | Â | Very low |
Age commenced smoking | Personal skill | Cross-sectional | 1 (1:0) | 1 | Â | Very low |
Smoking status | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 1 (0:1) | Â | 1 | Very low |
T2 diabetic | Knowledge | Cross-sectional | 2 (1:1) | Â | 1 | Very low |
Visually impaired | Nutrition literacy | Cross-sectional | 1 (0:1) | Â | 1 | Very low |