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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of four study samples (Nā€‰=ā€‰1231)

From: Validation of the short assessment of health literacy (SAHL-D) and short-form development: Rasch analysis

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Sample 1 (nā€‰=ā€‰559)

Sample 2 (nā€‰=ā€‰231)

Sample 3 (nā€‰=ā€‰329)

Sample 4 (nā€‰=ā€‰112)

Sex

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

ā€ƒMale

313 (56)

121 (52.4)

136 (41.3)

31 (27.7)

ā€ƒFemale

246 (44)

110 (47.6)

193 (58.7)

81 (72.3)

Age (mean, SD)

67.2 (2.3)

68.2 (2.1)

56.2 (2.3)

48.3 (2.2)

Education

ā€ƒLower

139 (24.9)

96 (41.6)

26 (7.9)

8 (7.1)

ā€ƒMiddle

138 (24.7)

27 (11.7)

189 (57.4)

68 (60.7)

ā€ƒHigh

282 (50.4)

108 (46.8)

110 (33.4)

26 (23.2)

ā€ƒMissing

0

0

4 (1.2)

10 (8.9)

SAHL-D score (mean, SD)

24.2 (6.6)

23.3 (7.4)

26.4 (4.3)

22.4 (6.0)