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Table 1 Participant characteristics, the prevalence of EQ-5D impairments, VAS and utility scores, by HL 1 level (N = 913)

From: Health literacy as a moderator of health-related quality of life responses to chronic disease among Chinese rural women

 

HL

 

Low HL

High HL

P 2

N (%)

463 (51)

450 (49)

 

Age, mean (SD)

36.2 (5.0)

34.2 (4.2)

< 0.001

Ethnicity: N (%)

  

< 0.001

  Hui minority

318 (69)

206 (46)

 

 Han

145 (31)

244 (54)

 

Education: N (%)

  

< 0.001

 No formal schooling

351 (76)

81 (18)

 

 Elementary school

88 (19)

171 (38)

 

 Middle school or higher

24 (5)

198 (44)

 

Income: N (%)

  

< 0.001

 Poverty

273 (59)

171 (38)

 

 Non-poverty

190 (41)

279 (62)

 

Geographical location: N (%)

  

< 0.001

 Mountain area

167 (36)

103 (23)

 

 Plain area

213 (46)

257 (57)

 

 The edge of mountain and plain

83 (18)

90 (20)

 

Having a chronic disease: N (%)

203 (44)

147 (33)

< 0.001

EQ-VAS scores

70.6 (19.1)

75.5 (16.4)

< 0.001

Utility scores

0.86 (0.17)

0.89 (0.14)

< 0.001

EQ-5D: any impairment: N (%)

   

 Mobility

56 (12)

23 (5)

< 0.001

 Self-care

28 (6)

23 (5)

0.362

 Usual activities

69 (15)

68 (15)

0.953

 Pain/discomfort

222 (48)

167 (37)

< 0.001

 Anxiety/depression

162 (35)

135 (30)

0.121

  1. 1: HL = health literacy.
  2. 2: Pearson chi-square (categorical) and t (continuous) tests by the HL level. Significant differences were shown in bold.