Key result
Higher health literacy was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (β = -0.091, p < 0.05) and metabolic risk factors (β = -0.084, p < 0.01) among older adults.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to determine the association between health literacy and the development of cardiovascular diseases among an older population.
Is higher health literacy associated with a lower prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic risk factors in older Japanese adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=593)
Is higher health literacy associated with a lower prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic risk factors in older Japanese adults?
Effect estimate: β coefficient = -0.091
p-value: p=<0.05
Higher health literacy is associated with a lower prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic risk factors among older Japanese adults.
Should not yet change CVD prevention practice; leaves open causal effects of health literacy in older adults.
In this study, we aimed to determine the association between health literacy and the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), among an older population. This cross-sectional study was conducted among Japanese health management specialists ( N = 593). Higher levels (communicative and critical) of health literacy and CVD risk factors (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity) were measured. The mean patient age was 71.3 years. Logistic regression analyses showed statistically significant associations between higher levels of health literacy and the prevalence of CVDs (β coefficient = −.091, p < .05) and metabolic risk factors (β coefficient = −.084, p < .01). There was a statistically significant association between health literacy and the count of CVDs (and its risk factors) (β coefficients of Poisson regression = −.036, p < .05). The results show health literacy to be fundamentally related to low prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and their associated metabolic risk factors.
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Hirooka et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular diseases and metabolic risk factors (n=593). Higher levels of health literacy vs. Lower levels of health literacy was evaluated on Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (β coefficient = -0.091, p=<0.05). Higher health literacy was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (β = -0.091, p < 0.05) and metabolic risk factors (β = -0.084, p < 0.01) among older adults.
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