Table 2.

Age group differences of mean scores of general HL and steps of information management

Dependent variable (0–100)	Age group	Unadjusted unstandardized coefficient [CI]	Adjusted^ unstandardized coefficient [CI]
General HL	18–29 years	-1.02 [-4.0 – 2.0]	0.447 [-2.5 – 3.3]
	30–45 years	ref.	ref.
	46–64 years	-0.718 [-3.1 – 1.7]	-0.421 [-2.7 – 1.9]
	65–75 years	-3.42 [-6.2 – -0.6]*	-2.27 [-5.0 – 0.4]
	76 + years	-9.41 [-12.8 – -6.0]***	-6.42 [-9.7 – -3.1]***
Access	18–29 years	-1.39 [-4.8 – 2.0]	0.228 [-3.1 – 3.5]
	30–45 years	ref.	ref.
	46–64 years	-1.91 [-4.7 – 0.8]	-1.52 [-4.1 – 1.1]
	65–75 years	-5.12 [-8.3 – -1.9]**	-3.82 [-6.9 – -0.8]**
	76 + years	-13.03 [-16.9 – -9.2]***	-9.46 [-13.2 – -5.7]***
Understand	18–29 years	-0.864 [-4.3 – 2.6]	1.09 [-2.2 – 4.4]
	30–45 years	ref.	ref.
	46–64 years	-1.36 [-4.2 – 1.4]	-0.916 [-3.6 – 1.7]
	65–75 years	-6.49 [-9.7 – -3.3]***	-4.90 [-8.0 – -1.8]**
	76 + years	-11.57 [-15.5 – -7.6]***	-7.60 [-11.4 – -3.8]***
Appraise	18–29 years	-3.71 [-7.8 – 0.4]	-2.14 [-6.2 – 1.9]
	30–45 years	ref.	ref.
	46–64 years	1.11 [-2.2 – 4.4]	1.36 [-3.3 – 4.1]
	65–75 years	-0.581 [-4.4 – 3.2]	0.396 [-8.6 – 0.5]
	76 + years	-6.63 [-11.2 – -2.0]**	-4.04 [0.0 – 0.0]
Apply	18–29 years	2.27 [-1.0 – 5.5]	2.98 [-0.2 – 6.2]
	30–45 years	ref.	ref.
	46–64 years	-0.63 [-3.3 – 2.0]	-0.535 [-3.1 – 2.0]
	65–75 years	-1.38 [-4.4 – 1.7]	-0.643 [-3.6 – 2.3]
	76 + years	-6.08 [-9.8 – -2.4]**	-4.29 [-8.0 – -0.6]*

n = 1,759; ref.: reference group, CI: 95% confidence interval

^ adjusted for gender, educational level, literacy skills, social status, financial deprivation

*** p < .001, ** p < .01, * p < .05, bold numbers