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Table 3.

Predictors of Nutrition Literacy and Dietary Adherence in HD Patients (n = 218).

Variables	Model 1		Model 2
Variables	Model 1		Block 1		Block 2		Block 3
	β	R²	β	R²	β	R²	β	R²
		0.299		0.140		0.247		0.412
Age	−0.202 *		0.167		0.246 **		0.132
Gender ^a
Female	0.101		0.287 ***		0.248 ***		0.177 **
Ethnicity ^b
Chinese	0.054		−0.127		−0.148		−0.109
Indian	−0.096		0.002		0.035		−0.001
Marital Status ^c
Married	0.039		−0.065		−0.080		−0.073
Divorced	−0.001		0.058		0.058		0.065
Education Level ^d
None	−0.200 **		−0.011		0.067		0.033
Primary	−0.443 ***		−0.185		−0.013		−0.034
Secondary	−0.307 ***		−0.201		−0.081		−0.094
Employment ^e Status
Working	−0.027		0.136		0.147		0.038
Monthly Income ^f
≤RM1000	−0.030		0.135		0.147		0.040
Dialysis Vintage	0.240 ***		0.097		0.004		0.015
Nutrition Literacy					0.390 ***		−0.043
Dietary Knowledge							0.105
Perceived Benefit							0.016
Perceived Barrier							−0.011
Perceived Seriousness							0.024
Perceived Susceptibility							0.001
Perceived Self-Efficacy							0.338 ***
Self-Management Skills							0.246 **

Reference group: ^a Male, ^b Malay, ^c Single, ^d Tertiary education, ^e Not working, ^f Income > RM1000. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Model 1: Multiple Regression Model for Nutrition Literacy; Model 2: Hierarchical Multiple Regression Model for Dietary Adherence. Block 1: Sociodemographic Factors and Dialysis Vintage (control variables)^, Block 2: Block 1 + Nutrition Literacy. Block 3: Block 2 + Potential Mediators (Dietary Knowledge, Health Belief, and Self-Management Skills).