Table 3 Partial associations between multimorbidity, the number of chronic conditions and standardized health literacy subindices, adults aged 58+, SHARE Switzerland, 2019/2020, n=1,615

Multimorbidity

(vs no multimorbidity)

-0.98^*

(0.48)

-0.93^*

(0.42)

-0.64

(0.47)

-1.63^**

(0.50)

-1.27^*

(0.49)

-0.89^*

(0.40)

-1.25^*

(0.53)

-0.68

(0.47)

Number of chronic conditions

 1 (vs 0)

-0.98^*

-0.39

-1.08

-1.91^**

-0.95

-0.72

-1.35^*

-1.19^*

(0.48)

(0.49)

(0.56)

(0.59)

(0.58)

(0.47)

(0.63)

(0.57)

 2 (vs 0)

-1.28^*

-1.06

-0.88

-2.17^**

-1.40^*

-1.06^*

-1.68^*

-1.16

(0.54)

(0.54)

(0.64)

(0.68)

(0.63)

(0.54)

(0.72)

(0.65)

 3+ (vs 0)

-1.85^**

-1.23

-1.62^*

-3.23^***

-2.23^**

-1.53^*

-2.33^**

-1.50^*

(0.60)

(0.64)

(0.68)

(0.73)

(0.74)

(0.61)

(0.78)

(0.70)