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Table 4 Association between and socio-demographic variables and HLa

From: Health literacy in an urban elderly East-German population – results from the population-based CARLA study

 

Male

Female

 

β

95 % CL

β

95 % CL

Age (years)

0.12

0.06; 0.18

0.06

−0.01; 0.14

Educational levela

    

Low education

−7.36

−11.44; −3.29

−3.83

−6.50; −1.17

Intermediate education

0.46

−0.64; 1.56

−0.15

−1.69; 1.40

High education

-

-

-

-

Self-perceived social positionb

    

Scale from 1 to 10

0.70

0.34; 1.00

0.80

0.42; 1.17

Household incomeb

    

Low (<€1,500)

−1.68

−3.15; −0.21

−1.28

−2.96; 0.39

Intermediate (≥€1,500 to < €2,000)

−0.29

−1.65; 1.06

0.16

−1.67; 1.99

High (≥€2,000)

-

-

-

-

  1. aadjusted for age
  2. badjusted for age and education