Table 2 Subgroup analysis of the correlation between HL and QOL
From: The relationship between health literacy and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Subgroup | Sample size | No. of studies | correlation coefficient [95%CI] | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,303 | 19 | 0.35 [0.25; 0.44] | < 0.01 |
PopulationI | ||||
College students | 2609 | 2 | 0.12 [0.01; 0.23] | 0.02 |
Community residents | 1572 | 4 | 0.46 [0.13; 0.69] | < 0.01 |
PopulationII | ||||
Patients | 8122 | 13 | 0.35 [0.25; 0.44] | < 0.01 |
Health | 4181 | 6 | 0.35 [0.14; 0.53] | < 0.01 |
Nation | ||||
China | 6083 | 8 | 0.45[0.27; 0.61] | < 0.01 |
America | 3452 | 6 | 0.29 [0.16; 0.42] | < 0.01 |
Other Asian countries | 1142 | 4 | 0.21 [0.10; 0.32] | 0.01 |
HL questionnaire | ||||
REALM | 753 | 3 | 0.17 [0.06; 0.28] | 0.08 |
TOFHLA | 1362 | 4 | 0.35 [0.12; 0.54] | < 0.01 |
Other instruments | 10,188 | 12 | 0.39 [0.27; 0.51] | < 0.01 |
QOL questionnaire | ||||
EQ-5D | 2665 | 2 | 0.45 [0; 0.80] | < 0.01 |
SF | 4073 | 9 | 0.38 [0.22; 0.53] | < 0.01 |
Other instruments | 5565 | 8 | 0.29 [0.17; 0.39] | < 0.01 |
Study design | ||||
Cross-sectional | 10,264 | 16 | 0.33 [0.22; 0.44] | < 0.01 |
Cohort | 2039 | 3 | 0.45 [0.24; 0.62] | < 0.01 |
Study quality | ||||
High | 7625 | 9 | 0.34 [0.20; 0.46] | < 0.01 |
Medium | 4678 | 10 | 0.36 [0.21; 0.50] | < 0.01 |
Low | 0 | 0 | ||
Time | ||||
Before 2012.01 | 5709 | 7 | 0.37 [0.21; 0.51] | < 0.01 |
After 2012.01 | 3708 | 5 | 0.27 [0.01; 0.49] | < 0.01 |
No found | 2886 | 7 | 0.39 [0.21; 0.54] | < 0.01 |