Table 2.
Relationships of the health literacy score with health-related behaviors and health status.
| Variables | N | Mean ± SD | F/t Value | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available health information | 9.988 | 0.001 | ||
| Insufficient | 1066 (76.36) | 67.66 ± 26.73 | ||
| Sufficient | 330 (23.64) | 84.90 ± 29.45 | ||
| Number of sources | 31.92 | 0.001 | ||
| 0 | 195 (13.97) | 60.58 ± 25.70 | ||
| 1 | 451 (32.31) | 65.67 ± 28.12 | ||
| 2 | 501 (35.89) | 73.49 ± 24.85 | ||
| 3 | 192 (13.75) | 86.33 ± 28.83 | ||
| ≥4 | 57 (4.08) | 98.68 ± 30.95 | ||
| Smoking | −4.622 | 0.001 | ||
| Nonsmoker | 1072 (76.79) | 78.07 ± 29.21 | ||
| Smoker | 324 (23.21) | 69.82 ± 27.82 | ||
| Drinking | −4.328 | 0.001 | ||
| Not daily | 1175 (84.17) | 79.26 ± 32.35 | ||
| Daily | 221 (15.83) | 70.32 ± 27.32 | ||
| Physical exercise | −7.154 | 0.001 | ||
| Not weekly | 500 (35.82) | 64.60 ± 26.19 | ||
| Weekly | 896 (64.18) | 75.72 ± 28.74 | ||
| Health examination | 6.428 | 0.001 | ||
| Not Annually | 361 (25.86) | 63.60 ± 26.78 | ||
| Annually | 1035 (74.14) | 74.58 ± 28.35 | ||
| BMI categories | 0.727 | 0.536 | ||
| <18.5 | 146 (10.46) | 69.60 ± 28.65 | ||
| 18.5~24.0 | 572 (40.97) | 73.06 ± 26.48 | ||
| 24.0~28.0 | 474 (33.95) | 75.64 ± 29.51 | ||
| ≥28.0 | 204 (14.62) | 73.75 ± 27.38 | ||
| Health status | 5.726 | 0.003 | ||
| Good | 545 (39.04) | 74.86 ± 29.08 | ||
| Moderate | 580 (41.55) | 70.20 ± 28.24 | ||
| Poor | 271 (19.41) | 68.73 ± 26.59 |