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. 2013 Dec 11;29(4):615–620. doi: 10.1007/s11606-013-2712-x

Table 3.

Models Predicting Physical and Mental Health Outcomes by Three Health Literacy Measures and the MMSE

Measure Physical Health β (95 % CI) Anxiety Score β (95 % CI) Depression Score β (95 % CI)
MMSE ≤ 27 −2.72 (−5.06, −0.38)* 0.96 (0.11, 1.81)* 1.76 (0.88, 2.63)***
R 2 = 0.34 R 2 = 0.13 R 2 = 0.18
 - Orientation 2.99 (1.20, 4.77)** −0.73 (−1.38, −0.75)* −1.28 (−1.95, −0.60)***
R 2 = 0.35 R 2 = 0.13 R 2 = 0.18
 - Registration 0.05 (−14.58, 1.65) −0.62 (−5.93, 4.68) 1.63 (−3.83, 7.10)
R 2 = 0.35 R 2 = 0.13 R 2 = 0.17
 - Serial Subtraction 0.90 (0.15, 1.65)* −0.29 (-0.57, −0.01)* −0.65 (−0.94, −0.36)***
R 2 = 0.35 R 2 = 0.14 R 2 = 0.19
 - Delayed Recall 0.84 (−0.03, 1.72) −0.19 (−0.51, 0.13) −0.47(−0.80, −0.15)**
R 2 = 0.34 R 2 = 0.14 R 2 = 0.18
 - Language −0.77 (−3.09, 1.54) −0.55 (−1.39, 0.29) −0.99 (−1.86, −0.12)*
R 2 = 0.33 R 2 = 0.14 R 2 = 0.18
 - Praxis 0.94 (−0.63, 2.51) −0.28 (−0.86, 0.29) −1.00 (−1.28, −0.41)**
R 2 = 0.33 R 2 = 0.14 R 2 = 0.19
TOFHLA < 75 −3.99 (−6.40, −1.58)** 0.47 (−0.42, 1.37) 1.57 (0.66, 2.49)**
R 2 = 0.35 R 2 = 0.13 R 2 = 0.18
REALM < 61 −2.61 (−5.20, −0.03)* 0.03 (−0.91, 0.97) 0.96 (−0.01, 1.94)
R 2 = 0.34 R 2 = 0.13 R 2 = 0.17
NVS < 4 −4.07 (−6.29, −1.85)*** 0.71 (−0.10, 1.52) 1.47 (0.63, 2.30)**
R 2 = 0.34 R 2 = 0.13 R 2 = 0.18
Education < HS −5.92 (−9.21, −2.63)*** 0.76 (−.44, 1.96) 2.84 (1.61, 4.07)***
R 2 = 0.34 R 2 = 0.13 R 2 = 0.19

Models are adjusted for age, gender, race, and comorbidity

*** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05