Table 4.
Multivariate Associations of the four most important information sources by socio-demographic and health-related indicators
| General practitioner | Medical specialist | Pharmacist | Internet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| Variable | unadjusted | adjusted | unadjusted | adjusted | unadjusted | adjusted | unadjusted | adjusted |
| OR | OR | OR | OR | OR | OR | OR | OR | |
| Axis intercept | 2.77*** | 0.99*** | 0.69*** | 0.03*** | 0.49*** | 0.01*** | 0.44*** | 0.02*** |
| Sociodemographic | ||||||||
| Age | ||||||||
| Linear | 1.02*** | 1.02** | 1.03*** | 1.02** | 1.03*** | 1.02** | 0.94*** | 0.97*** |
| Square | – | – | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99*** | 0.99** |
| Cubic | – | – | 1.00*** | 1.00* | 1.00*** | 1.00** | – | – |
| Gender (male) | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.92 | 1.23** | 1.17* |
| Education (vocational education) | 0.86 | 0.84* | 0.74** | 1.20 | ||||
| Education (university degree) | 0.91 | 1.17 | 1.30* | 0.76 | ||||
| First language | 0.90 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 0.95 | ||||
| Technological | ||||||||
| Smartphone Use | 1.19 | 1.15 | 0.77** | 3.14*** | ||||
| Health-related | ||||||||
| Multiple chronic conditions | 1.16** | 1.44*** | 1.42*** | 0.74*** | ||||
| BMI | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.04*** | 1.02 | ||||
| Smoking | 0.76** | 1.01 | 0.91 | 1.12 | ||||
| Healthy diet | 1.11 | 1.56*** | 1.26** | 1.14 | ||||
| Physical activity | 1.05 | 1.24** | 0.89 | 1.14 | ||||
| Health-related quality of life | 0.78* | 0.99 | 1.44*** | 0.90 | ||||
| Health literacy | ||||||||
| Perceived health literacy (HLS16) | 1.01 | 1.01* | 1.02*** | 1.03*** | ||||
| Health knowledge | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.99** | 1.01*** | ||||
| Action planning to acquire HK | 1.20*** | 1.23*** | 1.20*** | 1.06 | ||||
| Self-efficacy to acquire HK | 1.50*** | 1.37*** | 1.24*** | 1.05 | ||||
| Nagelkerke R2 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.25 |
Note. OR Odds Ratio, HK Health knowledge. *p < .05; ** p < .01; ***p < .001