| Functional literacy | Basic health knowledge | Communicative literacy | Interactive literacy | Advanced health Knowledge | Critical Literacy | Patient safety | Total |
Age (Y) ≤50 (n = 131) >50 - 60 (n = 129) >60 (n = 179) |
3.42 ± 1.08 2.95 ± 1.16 2.48 ± 1.30 |
3.34 ± 0.62 3.11 ± 0.64 2.93 ± 0.69 |
2.32 ± 1.16 1.54 ± 1.12 1.25 ± 1.12 |
2.74 ± 0.56 2.52 ± 0.67 2.40 ± 0.77 |
2.48 ± 1.06 1.72 ± 1.36 1.23 ± 1.18 |
1.70 ± 0.50 1.79 ± 0.42 1.72 ± 0.51 |
1.92 ± 0.26 1.86 ± 0.36 1.74 ± 0.46 |
17.94 ± 3.46 15.51 ± 3.96 13.77 ± 4.32 |
P value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.251 | <0.001* | <0.001* |
Sex Male (n = 253) Female (n = 186) |
3.09 ± 1.23 2.64 ± 1.25 |
3.13 ± 0.69 3.08 ± 0.66 |
1.82 ± 1.21 1.43 ± 1.18 |
2.56 ± 0.67 2.51 ± 0.72 |
2.02 ± 1.34 1.38 ± 1.16 |
1.77 ± 0.48 1.69 ± 0.49 |
1.86 ± 0.35 1.79 ± 0.43 |
16.26 ± 4.28 14.54 ± 4.19 |
P value | <0.001* | 0.448 | 0.001* | 0.456 | <0.001* | 0.128 | 0.053 | <0.001* |
Education Level Low (n = 202) Moderate to high (n = 237) |
1.90 ± 0.84 3.75 ± 0.86 |
2.72 ± 0.60 3.43 ± 0.56 |
0.83 ± 0.86 2.37 ± 1.0 |
2.28 ± 0.80 2.75 ± 0.50 |
0.82 ± 0.89 2.54 ± 1.06 |
1.71 ± 0.48 1.75 ± 0.49 |
1.68 ± 0.49 1.95 ± 0.20 |
11.97 ± 2.93 18.56 ± 2.70 |
P value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.373 | <0.001* | <0.001* |
Income Low Moderate +high |
2.45 ± 1.07 4.27 ± 0.66 |
2.95 ± 0.66 3.58 ± 0.51 |
1.26 ± 1.02 2.85 ± 0.96 |
2.42 ± 0.75 2.88 ± 0.31 |
1.32 ± 1.06 3.05 ± 1.10 |
1.68 ± 0.48 1.89 ± 0.47 |
1.77 ± 0.43 2.0 ± 0.0 |
13.89 ± 3.53 20.55 ± 2.07 |
P value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.373 | <0.001* | <0.001* |
Primary Caregiver Self or spouse (n = 257) Child or others (n = 182) |
3.21 ± 1.09 2.46 ± 1.34 |
3.24 ± 0.64 2.92 ± 0.69 |
1.90 ± 1.18 1.31 ± 1.18 |
2.65 ± 0.57 2.37 ± 0.82 |
2.19 ± 1.24 1.13 ± 1.14 |
1.74 ± 0.48 1.73 ± 0.49 |
1.88 ± 0.32 1.75 ± 0.45 |
16.82 ± 3.72 13.71 ± 4.46 |
P value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.884 | 0.001* | <0.001* |
Kidney transplant Yes (n = 45) No (n = 394) |
4.08 ± 0.79 2.76 ± 1.23 |
3.57 ± 0.46 3.05 ± 0.68 |
2.91 ± 1.04 1.51 ± 1.15 |
2.84 ± 0.36 2.50 ± 0.72 |
3.08 ± 0.73 1.60 ± 1.27 |
1.86 ± 0.45 1.72 ± 0.49 |
2.0 ± 0.0 1.81 ± 0.40 |
20.37 ± 2.19 14.97 ± 4.16 |
P value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.057 | <0.001* | <0.001* |
Adherence to treatment No (n = 200) Yes (n = 239) |
2.21 ± 1.18 3.48 ± 1.0 |
2.82 ± 0.65 3.34 ± 0.61 |
1.04 ± 1.07 2.16 ± 1.09 |
2.34 ± 0.80 2.70 ± 0.54 |
0.99 ± 1.08 2.38 ± 1.13 |
1.76 ± 0.46 1.71 ± 0.50 |
1.72 ± 0.46 1.92 ± 0.27 |
12.91 ± 4.02 17.72 ± 3.20 |
P value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.168 | <0.001* | <0.001* |