Table 1.
Demographics and New Vital Sign scores of participants (N = 140).
| Total | NVS score | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–6 | |||
| Age (years), mean ± SD (range) | 27 ± 6 (16–49) | ||||
| < 21 | 19 (14%) | 58% | 21% | 21% | 0.046 |
| 21–25 | 46 (33%) | 24% | 24% | 52% | |
| 26–30 | 43 (31%) | 26% | 16% | 58% | |
| 31–35 | 17 (12%) | 41% | 0% | 59% | |
| > 35 | 15 (11%) | 27% | 13% | 60% | |
| Race | |||||
| White | 70 (50%) | 26% | 11% | 63% | 0.022 |
| Non-white | 70 (50%) | 37% | 23% | 40% | |
| NVS, mean ± SD (range) | 3 ± 2.2 (0–6) | ||||
| 0–1 | 44 (31%) | ||||
| 2–3 | 24 (17%) | ||||
NVS = Newest Vital Sign (score of 0–1 suggests high likelihood (50%) or more) of limited literacy; score of 2–3 indicates the possibility of limited literacy; score of 4–6 almost always indicate adequate literacy).