Table 5 Results of logistic regression analysis of medication literacy determinants for patients undergoing hemodialysis (N = 290)

Sex (refence: Female)

Male

-0.395

0.258

2.345

0.126

0.674

0.406

1.117

Age (refence:≥65)

<65

-1.270

0.357

12.649

< 0.001

0.281

0.139

0.565

Monthly income (refence: >8,000)

< 3,000

0.586

0.400

2.144

0.143

1.797

0.820

3.935

3,000–8,000

0.117

0.352

0.111

0.739

1.124

0.564

2.244

Education level (refence: University or higher)

Primary school or lower

2.153

0.456

22.308

< 0.001

8.612

3.524

21.046

Junior high school

1.225

0.359

11.619

0.001

3.405

1.683

6.887

Senior high school

0.480

0.367

1.712

0.191

1.617

0.787

3.320

Take medication with the help of a caregiver (refence: No)

Yes

0.834

0.344

5.881

0.015

2.302

1.173

4.516

Frailty (refence: Frail)

Not frail

-0.684

0.394

3.023

0.082

0.504

0.233

1.091

Pre-frail

-0.822

0.362

5.168

0.023

0.440

0.216

0.893

β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) mg/L

0.010

0.004

6.285

0.012

1.010

1.002

1.019

Serum inorganic phosphorus(s-IP), mmol/L

-0.388

0.242

2.575

0.109

0.678

0.422

1.090