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Table 2 Results of hierarchical regression analyses

From: A survey of how patient-perceived empathy affects the relationship between health literacy and the understanding of information by orthopedic patients?

 

Predictor variables

Information understanding

b1

β2

t3

Step1:

    
 

Age

-.108

-.196

−1.737

Female

.433

.024

.275

Married

1.299

.066

.749

Primary school

.562

.031

.243

Junior high

−2.049

-.065

-.573

Senior high

2.397

.107

.667

College University

4.214

.166

1.088

Buddhist

-.884

-.050

-.337

Taoist

−3.412

-.192

-.1296

Others

−3.039

-.075

-.760

Perceived empathy

-.356

-.143

−1.640

Health literacy

.020

.066

.500

Step 2:

    
 

Age

-.116

-.211

−1.910

Female

.193

.011

.126

Married

-.837

.043

.492

Primary school

.702

.038

.311

Junior high

−2.116

-.067

-.606

Senior high

2.360

.105

.673

College University

4.508

.178

1.192

Buddhist

−1.936

-.109

-.748

Taoist

−4.277

-.240

−1.652

Others

−5.039

-.124

−1.270

Perceived empathy

-.488

-.196

−2.245*

Health literacy

.012

.040

.307

 

Perceived empathy × Health literacy

.019

.225

2.740**

  1. 1 unstandardized coefficient 2 standardized coefficient 3t values * p<.05 ** p<.01.