Table 4. Simple linear regression analysis for known-group validity of the HLS-EU-Q47 in six Asian countries.
| b (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Kazakhstan | Malaysia | Myanmar | Taiwan | Vietnam | |
| (n = 1029) | (n = 1845) | (n = 462) | (n = 1600) | (n = 3015) | (n = 2073) | |
| Education attainment | ||||||
| Junior high and below | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Senior high | 0.41 (−0.43 to 1.24) | 0.97 (−0.46 to 2.39) | 2.33 (0.87–3.80)∗∗ | 2.22 (1.19–3.25)∗∗∗ | 1.12 (0.42–1.83)∗∗ | 1.86 (0.97–2.75)∗∗∗ |
| University and above | 2.95 (1.96–3.93)∗∗∗ | 3.08 (2.04–4.12)∗∗∗ | 2.75 (0.64–4.86)∗ | 2.72 (1.66–3.77)∗∗∗ | 1.36 (0.66–2.06)∗∗∗ | 3.70 (2.69–4.71)∗∗∗ |
| Self-assessed social status | ||||||
| Low | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Middle | 0.78 (−0.19 to 1.76) | 1.76 (0.73–2.80)∗∗ | 1.99 (0.37–3.62)∗ | 1.79 (0.81–2.77)∗∗∗ | 1.59 (1.10–2.07)∗∗∗ | 1.09 (0.30–1.89)∗∗ |
| High | 2.45 (1.00–3.90)∗∗ | 5.18 (3.83–6.52)∗∗∗ | 2.80 (0.66–4.95)∗ | 2.61 (1.16–4.06)∗∗∗ | 3.59 (2.35–4.83)∗∗∗ | 8.76 (6.90–10.61)∗∗∗ |
b, non-standardized coefficient; CI, confident interval; HLS-EU-Q47, European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire with 47 items.
P values ∗ 0.01 < P < 0.05, ∗∗ 0.001 < P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001.