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Table 1 Demographics of the total sample (n = 320) and of the test-retest group (n = 37)

From: Validity and reliability of the arabic version of the HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6 questionnaires

Characteristics

Total samplea

Test-retest group

Biological sex, n (%)

  

Male

116 (37)

9 (24)

Female

199 (63)

28 (76)

Age in years

  

Mean (SD)

42.1 (12.5)

46.7 (10.1)

Range

21–77

28–68

Country of birth, n (%)

  

Syria

189 (59)

16 (43)

Iraq

71 (22)

12 (32)

Other

60 (19)

9 (25)

Years in Sweden

  

Mean (SD)

9.6 (8.4)

11.6 (11.2)

Range

0–38

1–32

Highest education level, n (%)

  

None

5 (2)

1 (3)

1–6 years

24 (8)

3 (8)

7–9 years

47 (15)

5 (14)

10–12 years

73 (23)

8 (22)

Graduated from university

169 (53)

20 (54)

General self-perceived health, n (%)

  

Very poor

6 (2)

1 (3)

Poor

19 (6)

0 (0)

Fair

80 (25)

14 (38)

Good

135 (42)

14 (38)

Very good

79 (25)

8 (22)

Ar-HLS-EU-Q16b, n (%)

  

Inadequate

66 (21)

4 (11)

Problematic

130 (41)

11 (30)

Sufficient

124 (39)

22 (59)

Mean index score (SD)

11.2 (3.7)

12.8 (3.4)

Range

0–16

2–16

Ar-HLS-EU-Q6c, n (%)

  

Inadequate

38 (12)

5 (14)

Problematic

217 (68)

22 (59)

Sufficient

63 (20)

10 (27)

Mean index score (SD)

2.7 (0.6)

2.8 (0.6)

Range

1–4

1.8–4

Ar-eHEALS d

  

Mean sum score (SD)

28.2 (6.1)

27.8 (7.0)

Range

8–40

10–40

  1. aMissing responses (biological sex, n = 5; age, n = 11; years in Sweden, n = 80; educational level, n = 2; general self-percivied health, n = 1; HLS-EU-Q6, n = 2; eHEALS, n = 31 in the total sample and years in Sweden, n = 11; eHEALS, n = 5 in the test-retest group were not included in the denominator when calculating percentages; bThe Arabic Health Literacy Survey European Questionnaire 16 items; cThe Arabic Health Literacy Survey European Questionnaire 6 items; dThe Arabic eHealth Literacy Scale