A structural equation model linking health literacy, self-efficacy, and quality of life in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Table 5 Multivariate analysis (stepwise) of predictors for HL(N = 300)

Model	Variable	Unstandardised coefficients		Standardised coefficients	t	sign	95.0% CI for B		R2	F	P
Model	Variable	B	SE	Beta	t	sign	Lower bound	Upper bound	R2	F	P
	BMI	−0.95	0.21	−0.19	−4.43	0.00	−1.37	−0.53	47.40	52.97	0.00
	Education	3.44	0.64	0.24	5.40	0.00	2.19	4.70
	Duration of PCOS	4.66	0.86	0.25	5.43	0.00	2.97	6.35
	QOL	0.25	0.07	0.16	3.52	0.00	0.11	0.39
	SE	0.76	0.12	0.29	6.45	0.00	0.53	0.99

BMI body mass index, HL health literacy, SE self-efficacy, QOL quality of life

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