The association of total literacy with physical activity is not statistically significant after adjustment for income and chronic medical conditions¶
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q3 i? Higher literacy was associated with more frequent physical activity in the core model, but the association was no longer significant in the fully adjusted model, and financial literacy was not associated with physical activity. → Bennett JS 2012
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Bennett JS 2012¶
Bennett JS, Boyle PA, James BD, Bennett DA. (2012). Correlates of health and financial literacy in older adults without dementia. BMC Geriatrics. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-12-30
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Cross-sectional regression of physical activity (hours per week, five activities over the past two weeks) in 556 older adults. The core-model association (p = .025 in Table 2) was "no longer significant" after adjusting for income and chronic conditions; equivalence was not tested.
"However, in the fully adjusted model, the association was similar but was no longer significant. In additional analyses, higher health literacy was associated with more frequent physical activity in the fully adjusted model, but financial literacy was not associated with physical activity."
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Related Claims¶
- Higher total literacy is associated with higher global cognition and all five specific cognitive abilities in older adults without dementia — related
- Literacy is associated with functional status in older adults, but after full adjustment total literacy remains associated only with instrumental activities of daily living and mobility disability — related
- Higher total literacy is associated with more frequent participation in cognitive, physical, and social activities in older adults without dementia — related
- Financial literacy, but not health literacy, is associated with mental health indices in older adults without dementia — related
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The association of total literacy with physical activity is not statistically significant after adjustment for income and chronic medical conditions |
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The association of total literacy with physical activity is not statistically significant after adjustment for income and chronic medical conditions |
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