Table 2.
Association between Health Literacy Levels (High or Low) and Work Performance (All Women, N=2,000)1).
| Absenteeism (HPQ score) | Presenteeism (HPQ score) | Presenteeism while experiencing PMS3) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Literacy (HL) | n | Adjusted mean | SE2) | 95%CI2) | n | Adjusted mean | SE2) | 95%CI2) | n | Adjusted mean | SE2) | 95%CI2) | ||
| Model 14) | ||||||||||||||
| High HL (Score ≧56) | 1,015 | 21.3 | (1.7) | (18.33-25.01) | 1,015 | 64.6 | (0.6) | (63.52-65.73) | 1,015 | 60.6 | (0.7) | (58.69-61.37) | ||
| Low HL (Score ≦55) | 985 | 20.3 | (1.7) | (16.90-23.74) | 985 | 57.0 | (0.6) | (55.85-58.10) | 985 | 57.8 | (0.7) | (56.43-59.16) | ||
| p = 0.576 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.023 | ||||||||||||
| Model 25) | ||||||||||||||
| High HL (Score ≧56) | 710 | 18.9 | (2.0) | (15.01-22.77) | 710 | 63.9 | (0.7) | (62.54-65.24) | 710 | 57.6 | (0.8) | (56.02-59.20) | ||
| Low HL (Score ≦55) | 591 | 21.0 | (2.1) | (16.82-25.25) | 591 | 55.6 | (0.8) | (54.01-57.04) | 591 | 54.6 | (0.9) | (52.83-56.32) | ||
| p = 0.474 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.013 | ||||||||||||
1) All analyses were conducted using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
2) SE = standard error; CI = confidence interval.
3) PMS: Respondents were asked to choose either 1) “I currently have symptoms,” 2) “I had symptoms in the past,” or 3) "Never." Women who chose 1) or 2) were included in this analysis (n = 1,301).
4) Adjusted for age, education level, employment status, number of children, and the presence of underlying gynecological diseases.
5) Adjusted for Health behaviors for PMS in addition to variables adjusted in Model 1.