The association between oral health literacy and oral health behaviors in North Korean defectors: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Mean oral health literacy scores of North Korean defectors

Oral health literacy score	Mean ± SD	Score on a 100-point scale
^aVerbal oral health literacy	14.10 ± 7.79	46.95 ± 25.96
^bFunctional oral health literacy	29.81 ± 8.77	70.95 ± 20.87
Reading comprehension	22.18 ± 5.88	79.18 ± 21.01
Numeracy	7.63 ± 4.14	54.53 ± 29.61
Total	43.91 ± 13.50	61.04 ± 18.77

SD standard deviation
^a Reported from a maximum of 30 points, with 1 point awarded for each correct answer
^b Reported from a maximum of 42 points, with 1 point awarded for each correct answer

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