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Table 1 General characteristics of participants (N = 255)

From: Association between health-promoting lifestyle and electronic health literacy among Iranian university students

Variable

N (%)

Electronic Health literacy

(Mean (SD*))

Health-promoting lifestyle

(Mean (SD))

P-value**

P-value***

Gender

Female

153(60.23)

25.93(5.70)

126.91(24.06)

0.25

0.49

Male

101(39.77)

24.99(7.34)

128.99(22.93)

Marital status

Single

233(93.20)

25.64(6.36)

127.33(23.28)

0.74

0.33

Married

17(6.80)

25.11(6.74)

133.11(28.9)

Field

Nursing

110(43.47)

25.61(6.96)

130.26(21.21)

0.18

0.1

Public Health

45(17.78)

26(5.70)

120.24(24.62)

Environment Health

40(15.81)

23.62(5.85)

124.65(29.27)

Nutrition Sciences

40(15.81)

27.05(5.65)

130.41(23.96)

Health Information Technology

17(6.71)

26.05(5.70)

133(16.74)

Term

2

76(30.89)

25.85(6.39)

128.56(19.05)

0.37

0.18

4

71(28.86)

26.39(6.34)

131.01(21.44)

6

48(19.51)

24.39(6.91)

121.45(27.20)

8

51(20.73)

23.62(5.85)

127.39(28.28)

Residence

Rural

214(85.94)

25.74(6.03)

128.77(22.67)

0.92

0.85

Urban

35(15.06)

25.85(7.62)

127.99(23.43)

Residence (education place)

Native

22(8.04)

24.9(6.24)

131.72(25.02)

0.56

0.41

None-native

229(91.96)

25.72(6.38)

127.35(23.60)

Economic situation

Weak

22(8.83)

22.59(7.72)

128.18(25.75)

0.004

0.84

Moderate

174(69.87)

25.48(6.17)

127.2(24.63)

Good

53(21.28)

27.75(5.86)

129.38(19.96)

Mother’s education

Illiterate

24(9.56)

23(6.25)

119.2(14.45)

0.09

0.12

Under diploma

69(27.49)

25.27(5.85)

125.02(23.88)

Diploma

90(35.85)

25.92(6.78)

130.13(23.56)

Academic education

68(27.09)

26.67(6.12)

129.38(19.96)

Father’s education

Illiterate

12(4.80)

24.08(7.22)

113(27.38)

0.17

0.14

Under diploma

53(21.20)

24.47(5.66)

130.37(18.66)

Diploma

89(35.60)

25.58(6.48)

128.39(24.75)

Academic education

96(38.40)

26.64(6.43)

127.67(24.47)

  1. * standard deviation ** Electronic Health literacy *** Health-promoting lifestyle
  2. The mean eHealth literacy score among participants varied by economic status, and this difference was statistically significant (P < 0.004)