Can patients with low health literacy be identified from routine primary care health records? A cross-sectional and prospective analysis

Table 3 Descriptive characteristics of the KAPS cohort (EHR data)

Measure	SILS categorisation (based on the need for help in reading health-related materials)		Total Mean (SD) or %
Measure	Adequate health literacy - Mean (SD) or %	Low health literacy - Mean (SD) or %	Total Mean (SD) or %
IMD deprivation score^a	5.94 (3.2)	5.11 (3.2)^b	5.81 (3.2)
Monthly consultation frequency	1.73 (1.3)	2.39 (1.8)^b	1.84 (1.4)
Monthly prescription frequency	5.29 (6.1)	13.43 (18.9)^b	6.60 (9.9)
Comorbidity (Charlson index score [32])	8.26 (6.3)	13.34 (8.6)^b	9.08 (6.9)
Mental health consultation	23.5%	40.7%^b	26.2%
Sleep problem consultation	7.8%	18.3%^b	9.4%

SD standard deviation
^aIMD mean decile score, lower score indicates increased deprivation
^bSignificant test between adequate and low health literacy, p value< 0.05 (two sided t-test or X² test used where appropriate)

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