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Table 2 Descriptives of the sample

From: Development and validation of assessments of adolescent health literacy: a Rasch measurement model approach

Variable

n(%)

FHL M(SD)

F

IHL

M(SD)

F

CHL

M (SD)

F

Composite M (SD)

F

Gender

  

1.47

 

25.94***

 

6.30*

 

13.93***

  Boys

136(45.2)

4.24(1.58)

 

7.54(2.12)

 

10.99(2.79)

 

22.84(5.53)

 

  Girls

165(54.8)

4.45(1.37)

 

8.61(1.43)

 

11.78(2.53)

 

25.03(4.25)

 

Missing

54

        

Age (years)

  

3.51**

 

1.46

 

2.60*

 

2.56*

  12–14

57(18.7)

4.09(1.60)

 

7.77(2.15)

 

11.33(2.77)

 

23.22(5.58)

 

  15

50(16.4)

4.49(1.37)

 

8.33(1.64)

 

11.60(2.43)

 

24.47(4.48)

 

  16

63(20.7)

4.89(1.10)

 

8.44(1.64)

 

12.05(2.17)

 

25.36(3.85)

 

  17

101(33.1)

4.29(1.51)

 

8.13(1.84)

 

11.32(2.71)

 

23.99(5.03)

 

  18

34(11.1)

3.90(1.46)

 

7.72(2.07)

 

10.19(3.64)

 

22.23(6.09)

 

Missing

50

        

Age (categories)

  

0.01

 

0.03

 

0.33

 

0.06

  Younger (12-15)

107(30.1)

4.28(1.50)

 

8.04(1.93)

 

11.45(2.61)

 

23.82(5.09)

 

  Older (16-18)

248(69.9)

4.29(1.51

 

8.08(1.86)

 

11.26(2.83)

 

23.97(5.02)

 

Hispanic/Latinx

  

0.71

 

1.40

 

0.05

 

0.46

  Yes

150(50.5)

4.30(1.49)

 

8.27(1.62)

 

11.50(2.63)

 

24.33(4.52)

 

  No

147(49.5)

4.44(1.44)

 

8.01(1.97)

 

11.43(2.66)

 

23.89(5.15)

 

Missing

58

        

Race

  

0.78

 

0.99

 

0.86

 

1.31

  ANAANNHOPI

24(8.6)

4.13(1.46)

 

7.58(2.90)

 

10.79(3.71)

 

22.30(7.33)

 

  Black

61(21.9)

4.35(1.51)

 

7.95(1.96)

 

11.22(2.73)

 

23.52(5.18)

 

  White

66(23.7)

4.61(1.50)

 

8.14(1.77)

 

11.63(2.50)

 

24.52(5.08)

 

  Multiracial

31(11.1)

4.57(1.36)

 

8.43(1.71)

 

11.93(2.92)

 

24.96(5.02)

 

  Othera

97(34.8)

4.28(1.51)

 

8.28(1.52)

 

11.58(2.28)

 

24.39(4.05)

 

  Missing

76

        

Newest Vital Sign

  

20.53***

 

23.71***

 

36.10***

 

41.54***

  High likelihood

limited literacy

70(35)

3.54(1.73)

 

7.03(2.15)

 

9.88(3.16)

 

20.51(4.15)

 

  Possibility of

limited literacy

76(21.4)

4.61(1.15)

 

8.39(1.41)

 

12.08(1.85)

 

25.21(3.01)

 

  Adequate literacy

54(27)

5.12(1.20)

 

9.02(1.10)

 

13.28(1.09)

 

27.45(2.15)

 

  Missing

155

        

Functional HL

  

737.69***

 

39.62***

 

55.53***

 

141.63***

  Emerging

155(47.7)

2.97(1.09)

 

7.40(2.14)

 

10.20(3.15)

 

20.81(5.34)

 

  Expanding

170(52.3)

5.49(0.50)

 

8.68(1.40)

 

12.35(1.84)

 

26.54(2.80)

 

  Missing

30

        

Interactive HL

  

77.89***

 

398.16***

 

170.95***

 

372.35***

  Emerging

34(10.8)

2.53(1.50)

 

4.03(1.09)

 

6.88(2.37)

 

13.44(3.52)

 

  Expanding

281(89.2)

4.60(1.27)

 

8.56(1.27)

 

11.99(2.11)

 

25.26(3.34)

 

  Missing

40

        

Critical HL

  

72.20***

 

168.71***

 

670.00***

 

448.52***

  Emerging

56(17.5)

2.87(1.74)

 

5.57(2.08)

 

6.39(1.85)

 

15.10(4.19)

 

  Expanding

264(82.5)

4.61(1.28)

 

8.59(1.38)

 

12.37(1.50)

 

25.65(2.96)

 

  Missing

35

        

AAHL Composite

  

78.04***

 

166.40***

 

225.44***

 

619.49***

  Emerging

7(2.3)

1.71(1.11)

 

3.00(1.15)

 

4.00(2.16)

 

8.71(1.38)

 

  Expanding

44(14.7)

2.70(1.39)

 

5.43(1.69)

 

7.36(1.73)

 

15.50(2.57)

 

  Lower Bridging

175(58.3)

4.42(1.18)

 

8.33(1.19)

 

11.87(1.63)

 

24.61(2.01)

 

  Upper Bridging

74(24.7)

5.57(0.53)

 

9.64(0.56)

 

13.54(0.65)

 

28.74(0.79)

 

  Missing

55

        
  1. ANAANNHOPI Asian, Native American/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, AAHL assessments of adolescent health literacy, CHL critical health literacy, FHL functional health literacy, HL health literacy, IHL interactive health literacy, M mean, SD standard deviation
  2. a 70 adolescents who identified as Other indicated they were Hispanic/Latinx; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001