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Table 2 Association of health, financial, and total literacy with Health Promoting Behaviors and Health Status in core and fully adjusted models*

From: Correlates of health and financial literacy in older adults without dementia

Characteristic

Total literacy

Health literacy

Financial literacy

Beta coefficient (SE, p value)

Beta coefficient (SE, p value)

Beta coefficient (SE, p value)

Core

Fully adjusted

Core

Fully adjusted

Core

Fully adjusted

Health promoting behaviors

Cognitive activity

.108 (.021, <.001)

.078 (.023, .001)

.059 (.016, <.001)

.041 (.017, .016)

.100 (.020, <.001)

.075 (.022, .001)

Physical activity

.249 (.111, .025)

.225 (.126, .074)

.185 (.083, .026)

.188 (.092, .041)

.159 (.105, .129)

.090 (.121, .459)

Social activity

.056 (.018, .002)

.049 (.020, .014)

.038 (.014, .005)

.033 (.015, .025)

.043 (.017, .012)

.034 (.019, .076)

Cognition

Global cognition

.200 (.013, <.001)

.188 (.015, <.001)

.124 (.011, <.001)

.112 (.011, <.001)

.162 (.013, <.001)

.154 (.015, <.001)

Episodic memory

.214 (.021, <.001)

.190 (.022, <.001)

.138 (.016, <.001)

.119 (.016, <.001)

.166 (.020, <.001)

.144 (.022, <.001)

Perceptual speed

.222 (.023, <.001)

.214 (.024, <.001)

.141 (.017, <.001)

.132 (.018, <.001)

.175 (.022, <.001)

.168 (.024, <.001)

Working memory

.187 (.021, <.001)

.176 (.023, <.001)

.100 (.016, <.001)

.090 (.017, <.001)

.176 (.019, <.001)

.169 (.022, <.001)

Visuospatial ability

.134 (.022, <.001)

.140 (.024, <.001)

.083 (.016, <.001)

.082 (.018, <.001)

.109 (.021, <.001)

.118 (.024, <.001)

Semantic memory

.195 (.016, <.001)

.184 (.018, <.001)

.116 (.012, <.001)

.107 (.013, <.001)

.162 (.016, <.001)

.155 (.018, <.001)

Functional status

Basic ADL

−.076 (.033, .022)

−.026 (.032, .419)

−.063 (.025, .011)

−.041 (.023, .080)

−.033 (.031, .286)

.023 (.031, .451)

Instrumental ADL

−.334 (.055, <.001)

−.259 (.056, <.001)

−.222 (.042, <.001)

−.174 (.041, <.001)

−.252 (.053, <.001)

−.178 (.054, .001)

Self reported mobility disability

−.144 (.035, <.001)

−.142 (.039, <.001)

−.101 (.026, <.001)

−.102 (.029, <.001)

−.102 (.033, .001)

−.086 (.038, .023)

Mental health

Depression

−.155 (.053, .004)

−.097 (.058, .095)

−.061 (.040, .130)

−.040 (.043, .350)

−.178 (.050, <.001)

−.111 (.056, .048)

Loneliness

−.036 (.019, .057)

−.042 (.021, .047)

−.015 (.014, .284)

−.019 (.015, .225)

−.044 (.018, .014)

−.045 (.020, .026)

  1. *Core models adjusted for age, sex, and education. Fully adjusted models also control for income and chronic medical conditions.
  2. Abbreviations: ADL, Activities of daily living.