Table 4.
Two models with multivariate logistic regression analysis of associations with sufficient health literacy (HL). Model 1 included age, education, diet, alcohol intake, pain distribution, and rKOA. In model 2, general health was added. Presented as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI)
| Sufficient health literacy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||
| n | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Age | 221 | 0.99 (0.95–1.04) | 0.778 | 0.99 (0.95–1.04) | 0.749 |
| Education | 221 | ||||
| Compulsory school | 1 | 1 | |||
| Secondary | 4.39 (1.75–10.99) | 0.002 | 4.85 (1.90–12.40) | <0.001 | |
| University | 4.65 (1.83–11.84) | 0.001 | 5.41 (2.06–14.22) | <0.001 | |
| Dieta | 221 | ||||
| Less healthy diet | 1 | 1 | |||
| Healthy diet | 2.53 (1.07–5.98) | 0.035 | 2.14 (0.89–5.15) | 0.091 | |
| Alcohol intake | 219 | ||||
| ≥5 units/week | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1–4 units/week | 1.94 (0.82–4.59) | 0.131 | 1.66 (0.68–4.05) | 0.263 | |
| <1 unit/week | 2.51 (1.00–6.29) | 0.049 | 2.48 (0.97–6.34) | 0.058 | |
| Pain distribution | 220 | ||||
| CWP | 1 | 1 | |||
| CRP | 2.81 (1.16–6.80) | 0.022 | 1.85 (0.70–4.87) | 0.213 | |
| NCP | 1.81 (0.63–5.15) | 0.269 | 0.91 (0.27–3.02) | 0.875 | |
| rKOAb | 216 | ||||
| Yes | 1 | 1 | |||
| No | 1.37 (0.69–2.74) | 0.371 | 1.35 (0.66–2.76) | 0.417 | |
| General health (Scoring 0–100, worst-best) | 216 | 1.02 (1.00–1.04) | 0.019 | ||
‘Sufficient HL’ was defined as having a sufficient level of general HL and electronic HL. a Vegetables and fruit every day, fish 2/week, breakfast most days, pastries a few times/week. bHaving a score ≥1 on the Ahlbäck scale for knee osteoarthritis
CWP Chronic widespread pain, CRP Chronic regional pain, NCP No chronic pain, rKOA Radiographic knee osteoarthritis