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August 26, 2025Postgraduate Medical Journal

Health literacy mediates the association of education levels with engagement in leisure-time physical activity and muscle-strengthening exercise: a population-based study of Korea

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SBSeong‐Uk BaekJYJin‐Ha Yoon

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Population-based study shows health literacy mediates the effect of educational level on physical activity engagement, indicating its importance for health disparities.

Key Points

  • Health literacy serves as a key mechanism influencing disparities in physical activity across education levels.
  • Among participants, 20.5% met recommended leisure-time physical activity levels, while 25.2% met muscle-strengthening exercise recommendations.
  • Mediation analyses revealed significant odds ratios for the influence of education on physical activity through health literacy.
  • Enhancing health literacy among low-education individuals may improve physical activity engagement and reduce health disparities.

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Baek et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af620aad7bf08b1eae3129https://doi.org/10.1093/postmj/qgaf138
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