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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample

From: The relationship between literacy and multimorbidity in a primary care setting

Characteristic

Participants n = 103

Mean (SD) age, years

49.9 (7.1)

Male, %

35.0

NVS < 4, %

47.6

NVS ≥ 4, %

52.4

DBMA 11. Mean (SD)

5.8 (6.5)

DBMA 6, Mean (SD)

2.5 (3.2)

0 or 1 disease, %

42.7

2 or more diseases, %

57.3

Education, %

 

≤ 12 years

41.8

College

27.2

University

30.1

Missing data

1.0

Household income in Canadian dollars, %

 

< $10,000

5.8

$10,000-$29,999

18.4

$30,000-$49,999

31.0

≥ $50,000

41.7

Missing data

2.9