Research Article
Role of Health Literacy in Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Disorders
Table 2
Prevalence [% (
)] of arthritis (all and by type), gout, and osteoporosis in relation to demographic factors and health literacy in
participants.
| | |
All arthritis () | Arthritis type |
Gout () |
Osteoporosis () | | | Osteoarthritis () | Rheumatoid () | “I don’t know what type” () | Other () |
| | Sex | | | | | | | | | Male | 40.3 (286) | 36.4 (104) | 47.8 (64) | 41.0 (105) | 37.5 (12) | 70.1 (96) | 25.1 (40) | | Female | 59.7 (423) | 63.6 (182) | 52.2 (70) | 59.0 (151) | 62.5 (20) | 29.9 (41) | 74.9 (119) | | Age | | | | | | | | | 59 | 44.8 (318) | 38.1 (109) | 58.9 (79) | 42.6 (109) | 63.6 (21) | 34.3 (47) | 27.7 (44) | | 60 | 55.2 (392) | 61.9 (177) | 41.1 (55) | 57.8 (148) | 36.3 (12) | 65.7 (90) | 72.3 (115) | | Annual household income | | | | | | | | | $30,000 | 38.9 (276) | 40.9 (117) | 22.3 (36) | 44.1 (113) | 30.3 (10) | 33.6 (46) | 52.8 (84) | | $30,000–80,000 | 27.8 (197) | 28.0 (80) | 30.6 (41) | 26.5 (68) | 24.2 (8) | 23.3 (32) | 23.3 (37) | | $80,000 | 16.6 (118) | 14.3 (41) | 24.6 (33) | 13.3 (34) | 30.3 (10) | 18.2 (25) | 4.4 (7) | | Not stated | 16.8 (119) | 16.8 (48) | 14.9 (25) | 16.4 (42) | 12.1 (4) | 24.8 (34) | 18.2 (29) | | Highest education | | | | | | | | | Still at school | 0.7 (5) | 0.7 (2) | 1.5 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | | Left ≤ age 15 yrs/NS | 22.1 (157) | 21.3 (61) | 16.4 (22) | 26.9 (69) | 15.1 (5) | 19.7 (27) | 35.2 (56) | | Left > age 15 yrs | 25.8 (183) | 21.3 (61) | 29.8 (40) | 28.9 (74) | 27.3 (9) | 23.3 (32) | 21.4 (34) | | Left > age 15 yrs/still studying | 3.7 (26) | 1.7 (5) | 8.2 (11) | 3.5 (9) | 3.0 (1) | 0.7 (1) | 1.9 (3) | | Trade/diploma | 39.9 (283) | 44.4 (127) | 36.5 (49) | 35.9 (92) | 42.4 (14) | 40.1 (55) | 30.8 (49) | | Bachelor degree or higher | 7.9 (56) | 10.5 (30) | 7.5 (10) | 5.1 (13) | 12.1 (4) | 15.3 (21) | 10.1 (16) | | Health literacy | | | | | | | | | Adequate (4–6) | 43.1 (306) | 49.0 (140) | 41.8 (56) | 35.1 (90) | 57.6 (19) | 40.9 (56) | 29.6 (47) | | At risk (2-3) | 27.5 (195) | 24.1 (69) | 35.8 (48) | 27.3 (70) | 24.2 (8) | 23.3 (32) | 27.7 (44) | | Inadequate (1-2) | 29.5 (209) | 26.9 (77) | 22.4 (30) | 37.5 (96) | 18.2 (6) | 35.8 (49) | 42.1 (67) |
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