A cross-sectional analysis of health literacy: patient- versus family doctor-reported and associations with self-efficacy and chronic disease

Table 3 Characteristics of the patient sample

				Number	Percent
Gender ^a	Female			200	57.8
Gender ^a	Male			135	39.0
Age ^b	≤ 60 years			164	47.4
Age ^b	> 60 years			165	47.7
Employment status ^c	Not working			166	48.0
Employment status ^c	Working			166	48.0
Education level ^d	Low			144	41.6
	Moderate			89	25.7
	High			102	29.5
Migration background ^e	No Migration background			253	73.1
Migration background ^e	With migration background			77	22.3
Number of chronic diseases ^f	None			21	6.1
	1			101	29.2
	2			98	28.3
	3 or more			121	35.0
Chronic diseases ^f	Cardiovascular disease			183	53.7
	Back pain			150	44.0
	Depression or other Mental disorders			84	24.6
	Diabetes			82	24.0
	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease			56	16.4
	Cancer			36	10.6
	Rheumatism			35	10.3
	Stroke			16	4.7
	Chronic kidney disease			6	1.8
	Other			101	29.6
	n	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Age ^b	329	57.9	16.4	19	89
ASKU Score ^g, * [1=low to 5=high]	341	3.9	0.8	1	5
HLS-EU-16 Score* [0=low/no HL to 16=high HL]*	293	12.2	3.3	1	16

Missing data: ^a 11, ^b 17, ^c 14, ^d 11, ^e 16, ^f 5, ^g 5
*The ASKU score is calculated by taking the mean of the three items
**Patient self-reported, only includes respondents with at least 14 valid answers

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