Table 5.
Linear regression: association between online health information–seeking behaviors and physical activity.
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β (SE) | 95% CI | P | β (SE) | 95% CI | P | β (SE) | 95% CI | P | |
| Demographic and situational factors |
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Immigrant statusc | –0.90 (0.75) | –2.36, 0.57 | .23 | –1.19 (0.76) | –2.68, 0.30 | .12 | –1.40 (0.76) | –2.89, 0.08 | .06 |
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Age | –0.83 (0.37) | –1.54, –0.11 | .02 | –0.70 (0.38) | –1.43, 0.04 | .002 | –0.87 (0.38) | –1.60, –0.13 | .02 |
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General health status | –2.30 (0.55) | –3.37, –1.21 | <.001 | –2.22 (0.56) | –3.23, –1.12 | <.001 | –1.92 (0.55) | –3.00, –0.83 | .001 |
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Hypertensiond | 0.47 (0.52) | –0.56, 1.45 | .37 | 0.58 (0.53) | –0.45, 1.61 | .27 | 0.71 (0.53) | –0.32, 1.74 | .18 |
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Education level | 1.75 (0.50) | 0.78, 2.72 | <.001 | 1.55 (0.50) | 0.56, 2.54 | .002 | 1.28 (0.51) | 0.29, 2.27 | .01 |
| Literacy factors |
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Health literacy |
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0.99 (0.47) a | 0.07, 1.91 | .04 | 0.77 (0.47) | –0.1, 1.70 | .10 |
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SNS membershipd |
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1.16 (0.60) | –0.02, 2.34 | .05 | 0.67 (0.61) | –0.53, 1.86 | .28 |
| Online health information–seeking behaviorsd |
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3.73 (0.88) | 1.99, 5.46 | <.001 | |
a Adjusted R 2 =.01, P<.001.
b Adjusted R 2 =.02, P<.001.
c Immigrant status was coded as 0=foreign born or 1=US born.
d Coded as 0=no or 1=yes.