Table 5.
Association between health literacy and quality of life.
| Quality of Life Questionnaires |
Health Literacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β Unadjusted | Coefficient (95% CI) |
p | β Adjusted |
Coefficient (95% CI) | p | ||
| SF-36 | Physical dimension a | 0.534 | 1.13; 1.77 | <0.001 | 0.42 | 0.71; 1.57 | <0.001 |
| Emotional dimension a | 0.513 | 1.11; 1.79 | <0.001 | 0.38 | 0.62; 1.55 | <0.001 | |
| Minnesota | Total quality of life a | -0.417 | -1.44; -0.76 | <0.001 | -0.30 | -1.25; -0.33 | 0.001 |
а Adjusted to gender, age, marriage, education, employment status, self-assessment of financial status, number of visits to the doctor, smoking, and alcohol.