Factors Associated with Health Literacy among the Elderly People in Vietnam

Table 4

Multivariate linear regression analysis for health literacy ().

Variables	-Coef	95% CI	value
Age in years	-0.09	-0.17, -0.008	0.03
Occupation
With no job^R
With job	4.77	3.18, 6.36	<0.001
Taking care of children, grandchildren
Less often (<1 time/week)^R
Often (≥1 time/week)	1.68	0.21, 3.15	0.025
Social activities
No^R
Yes	4.61	2.86, 6.37	<0.001
Doing sports or physical exercise
Less often (<1 time/week)^R
Often (≥1 time/week)	2.52	1.07, 3.96	0.001
Listening to TV and radio, reading paper regarding older people’s health
Less often (<1 time/week)^R
Often (≥1 time/week)	2.10	0.75, 3.45	0.002
Using ICT
Never^R
At least once a week	2.93	1.29, 4.57	0.001
Social connection
Less often (<1 time/week)^R
Often (≥1 time/week)	3.50	1.23, 5.78	0.003

^RReferent group. , , , , .