Table 4.
Multivariate regression models predicting health outcomes according to different instruments.
| Independent Variable | Health Behaviours # | Patient-Provider Communication & | Health Status & | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total * | Beijing | Melbourne | Total * | Beijing | Melbourne | Total * | Beijing | Melbourne | ||||||||||
| β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Health literacy | ||||||||||||||||||
| HLAT-8 | 0.06 | 0.01, 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.00, 0.11 | 0.08 | −0.02, 0.17 | 1.07 | 1.04, 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.03, 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.01, 1.20 | 1.03 | 1.00, 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.99, 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.98, 1.19 |
| NVS | 0.06 | −0.09, 0.20 | 0.10 | −0.07, 0.26 | −0.19 | −0.50, 0.11 | 1.04 | 0.95, 1.15 | 1.08 | 0.98, 1.19 | 0.78 | 0.58, 1.05 | 1.00 | 0.90, 1.11 | 1.01 | 0.91, 1.12 | 0.82 | 0.51, 1.29 |
| HLS-47 | 0.07 | 0.04, 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.02, 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.08, 0.23 | 1.03 | 1.01, 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.01, 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.01, 1.15 | 1.03 | 1.01, 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.01, 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.96, 1.15 |
β: unstandardized coefficient; CI, Confidence Interval; HLAT, the eight-item Health Literacy Assessment Tool; HLS-47, the 47-item Health Literacy Survey; NVS, the Newest Vital Sign; OR, Odds Ratio. # Separate multiple linear regression models were conducted to predict health behaviours according to each health literacy instrument; & Separate multiple logistic regression models were conducted to predict patient-provider communication and health status according to each health literacy instrument; * Location was additionally added as a controlling variable. All models were conducted, controlling for gender, year level, family composition, family affluence level, self-efficacy, social support, school environment and community environment. Bold values are those with p value less than 0.05.