Research Article
Role of Health Literacy in Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Disorders
Table 3
Unadjusted and adjusted associations of conditions with limitations in functional health literacy.
| | | At risk or inadequate FHL | Inadequate FHL | | | % () | Unadjusted | Adjusted | % () | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
| | All arthritis | | | | | | | | No | 41.0 (864) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 18.1 (381) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Yes | 56.9 (404) | 1.90 (1.60–2.26) | 1.14 (0.93–1.38) | 29.4 (209) | 1.89 (1.55–2.30) | 1.01 (0.81–1.27) | | Arthritis type | | | | | | | | No arthritis | 41.0 (864) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 18.1 (381) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Osteoarthritis | 51.0 (146) | 1.50 (1.17–1.93) | 0.77 (0.58–1.02) | 26.9 (77) | 1.68 (1.26–2.23) | 0.81 (0.59–1.13) | | Rheumatoid | 58.2 (78) | 1.98 (1.39–2.82) | 1.46 (1.01–2.14) | 22.4 (30) | 1.29 (0.84–1.96) | 0.82 (0.52–1.29) | | Don’t know type | 65.0 (167) | 2.67 (2.04–3.50) | 1.58 (1.18–2.13) | 37.5 (96) | 2.72 (2.07–3.59) | 1.47 (1.08–2.00) | | Other | 40.6 (13) | 0.98 (0.49–1.98) | 0.71 (0.34–1.50) | 18.2 (6) | 0.92 (0.37–2.32) | 0.63 (0.24–1.65) | | Gout | | | | | | | | No | 44.3 (1182) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 20.3 (542) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Yes | 59.1 (81) | 1.80 (1.27–2.55) | 0.96 (0.66–1.41) | 35.5 (49) | 2.16 (1.50–3.10) | 1.09 (0.74–1.62) | | Osteoporosis | | | | | | | | No | 43.5 (1152) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 19.5 (517) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Yes | 70.3 (111) | 3.05 (2.15–4.32) | 1.67 (1.15–2.44) | 42.1 (67) | 3.00 (2.16–4.18) | 1.62 (1.13–2.33) |
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Adjusted for age and sex.
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