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Table 3 Relationship and statistical significance between variables and HL dimensions

From: Health literacy of patients on oral anticoagulation treatment- individual and social determinants and effect on health and treatment outcomes

 

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

D8

D9

Age D

Sig.

.022

−.105

−.104

−.030

−.223**

−.118

−.189*

−.282**

−.261**

  < 65 years

Mean (SD)

3.18 (0.4)

2.73 (0.47)

2.86 (0.58)

3.48 (0.33)

2.59 (0.78)

4.35 (0.49)

3.74 (0.58)

3.42 (0.76)

3.59 (0.85)

Median (IQR)

3.13 (0.50)

2.75 (0.50)

3.00 (0.80)

3.40 (0.60)

2.60 (1.20)

4.40 (1.00)

3.83 (0.67)

3.50 (1.20)

3.80 (1.60)

 = > 65 years

Mean (SD)

3.2 (0.43)

2.65 (0.52)

2.81 (0.5)

3.5 (0.45)

2.36 (0.67)

4.08 (0.6)

3.48 (0.66)

3.01 (0.85)

3.23 (0.87)

Median (IQR)

3.13 (0.50)

2.75 (0.75)

2.80 (0.40)

3.60 (0.60)

2.40 (0.80)

4.20 (0.60)

3.50 (1.00)

3.00 (1.20)

3.40 (1.60)

Sex A

Sig.

.496

.055

.298

.137

.096

.217

.142

028*

.015*

 Woman

Mean (SD)

3.18 (0.46)

2.58 (0.54)

2.78 (0.53)

3.44 (0.5)

2.3 (0.7)

4.05 (0.64)

3.44 (0.66)

2.92 (0.84)

3.11 (0.85)

Median (IQR)

3.00 (0.50)

2.50 (0.75)

2.80 (0.40)

3.60 (0.60)

2.40 (1.00)

4.00 (1.00)

3.50 (1.00)

3.00 (1.40)

3.20 (1.40)

 Man

Mean (SD)

3.22 (0.4)

2.71 (0.5)

2.85 (0.5)

3.53 (0.38)

2.45 (0.67)

4.15 (0.56)

3.56 (0.65)

3.15 (0.85)

3.38 (0.87)

Median (IQR)

3.25 (0.50)

2.75 (0.75)

2.80 (0.60)

3.60 (0.40)

2.40 (0.80)

4.20 (0.80)

3.67 (0.83)

3.20 (1.20)

3.40 (1.40)

Education Level B,C

Sig.

< .001**

< .001**

< .001**

.016*

< .001**

< .001**

< .001**

< .001**

< .001**

 Without Studies

Mean (SD)

3.06 (0.4)

2.33 (0.43)

2.51 (0.45)

3.42 (0.41)

1.94 (0.54)

3.85 (0.60)

3.08 (0.54)

2.38 (0.57)

2.56 (0.58)

Median (IQR)

3.00 (0.25)

2.25 (0.5)

2.60 (0.60)

3.60 (0.60)

2.00 (0.80)

4.00 (0.60)

3.17 (0.83)

2.40 (0.80)

2.40 (0.80)

 Basic Education

Mean (SD)

3.28 (0.44)

2.83 (0.47)

2.96 (0.42)

3.52 (0.47)

2.58 (0.56)

4.23 (0.53)

3.72 (0.57)

3.39 (0.66)

3.62 (0.67)

Median (IQR)

3.25 (0.50)

3.00 (0.5)

3.00 (0.40)

3.80 (0.40)

2.60 (0.60)

4.20 (0.60)

3.83 (0.50)

3.60 (1.00)

3.80 (0.60)

 Higher Education

Mean (SD)

3.4 (0.36)

3.11 (0.32)

3.36 (0.39)

3.67 (0.26)

3.26 (0.56)

4.54 (0.49)

4.16 (0.42)

4.06 (0.63)

4.35 (0.49)

Median (IQR)

3.25 (0.50)

3.00 (0.25)

3.20 (0.80)

3.80 (0.20)

3.20 (1.00)

4.60 (0.60)

4.00 (0.33)

4.00 (0.80)

4.40 (0.60)

Social Class C

Sig.

.019*

< .001**

< .001**

.003*

< .001**

< .001**

< .001**

< .001**

< .001**

 Low

Mean (SD)

2.98 (0.44)

2.3 (0.39)

2.41 (0.53)

3.38 (0.39)

1.81 (0.55)

3.76 (0.56)

3.04 (0.58)

2.25 (0.64)

2.43 (0.61)

Median (IQR)

3.00 (0.50)

2.25 (0.50)

2.4 (0.80)

3.40 (0.40)

1.80 (0.80)

3.80 (0.80)

3.00 (0.67)

2.20 (0.40)

2.20 (0.80)

 Middle

Mean (SD)

3.23 (0.42)

2.71 (0.51)

2.87 (0.49)

3.5 (0.45)

2.45 (0.66)

4.15 (0.59)

3.56 (0.65)

3.14 (0.82)

3.35 (0.83)

Median (IQR)

3.25 (0.50)

2.75 (0.75)

3.00 (0.60)

3.60 (0.60)

2.60 (0.80)

4.20 (0.80)

3.67 (0.83)

3.20 (1.20)

3.40 (1.40)

 High

Mean (SD)

3.27 (0.33

2.77 (0.5)

3 (0.34)

3.72 (0.29)

2.88 (0.67)

4.34 (0.51)

3.91 (0.31)

3.66 (0.64)

4.10 (0.56)

Median (IQR)

3.25 (0.50)

2.75 (0.25)

3.00 (0.20)

3.80 (0.0)

3.00 (0.40)

4.20 (0.60)

4.00 (0.17)

4.00 (0.80)

4.20 (0.20)

Polypharmacy A

Sig.

.255

< .001**

.005*

.780

< .001**

.367

.004*

< .001**

< .001**

 No

Mean (SD)

3.24 (0.4)

2.82 (0.46)

2.94 (0.58)

3.48 (0.4)

2.62 (0.68)

4.15 (0.63)

3.67 (0.64)

3.4 (0.83)

3.58 (0.84)

Median (IQR)

3.25 (0.50)

3.00 (0.50)

3.00 (0.40)

3.60 (0.60)

2.60 (0.60)

4.20 (0.80)

3.83 (0.50)

3.60 (1.20)

3.80 (1.00)

 Yes

Mean (SD)

3.18 (0.44)

2.57 (0.53)

2.75 (0.46)

3.5 (0.46)

2.26 (0.66)

4.08 (0.58)

3.42 (0.65)

2.87 (0.81)

3.10 (0.84)

Median (IQR)

3.00 (0.50)

2.50 (0.75)

2.80 (0.40)

3.60 (0.60)

2.40 (1.00)

4.10 (0.60)

3.33 (0.83)

2.80 (1.40)

3.10 (1.40)

Obesity A

Sig.

.895

.288

.113

.525

.030*

.318

.142

.030*

.018*

 No

Mean (SD)

3.2 (0.43)

2.69 (0.52)

2.86 (0.51)

3.48 (0.45)

2.46 (0.7)

4.14 (0.55)

3.56 (0.65)

3.15 (0.84)

3.38 (0.86)

Median (IQR)

3.13 (0.50)

2.75 (0.75)

2.80 (0.60)

3.60 (0.60)

2.60 (1.00)

4.20 (0.80)

3.67 (0.83)

3.20 (1.30)

3.40 (1.30)

 Yes

Mean (SD)

3.2 (0.42)

2.62 (0.52)

2.76 (0.51)

3.52 (0.41)

2.28 (0.65)

4.06 (0.66)

3.43 (0.66)

2.91 (0.86)

3.11 (0.86)

Median (IQR)

3.13 (0.50)

2.50 (0.75)

2.80 (0.50)

3.60 (0.50)

2.40 (1.00)

4.20 (0.60)

3.50 (0.83)

3.00 (1.50)

3.20 (1.50)

  1. * p < .05; ** p < .001; A, T-Student tests; B, Anova; C, Kruskal-Wallis; D,Mann-Whitney U; SD, Standar desviation; IQR, Interquartile range