Table 2

Multivariate analysis of gender differences in self-reported comprehension of health information (N=3491)

	Self-report questions
	UND1	UND2	UND3	UND4	ASS1	ASS2	ASS3	ASS4
OLS models	β-Coefficient	β-Coefficient	β-Coefficient	β-Coefficient	β-Coefficient	β-Coefficient	β-Coefficient	β-Coefficient
Model 1: gender only
Male	0.082**	0.076**	0.086**	0.084**	0.132**	0.127**	0.125**	0.133*
Model 2: gender+controls†
Male	0.016	0.009	0.021	0.016	0.066**	0.057**	0.065**	0.068**
Model 3: gender+controls+gender*HL
Male	−0.033*	−0.044**	−0.015	−0.021	0.009	−0.002	0.023	0.022
Male×marginal HL	0.023	0.021	0.016	0.022	0.007	0.008	0.009	0.019
Male×inadequate HL	0.161**	0.178**	0.121**	0.123**	0.208**	0.217**	0.152**	0.159**

*Statistically significant at p<0.05.
**Statistically significant at p<0.01.
†Controls include: age, health literacy level (adequate HL being the reference), educational attainment, personal income and residential location.