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Relative frequency of HLS-EU-Q16 levels (defined according to [20]).
| Levels of Health Literacy (n = 126) | n | % | 95% Confidence Interval * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sufficient health literacy (score values 13–16) | 78 | 61.9 | 52.8–70.4 |
| Problematic health literacy (score values 9–12) | 25 | 19.8 | 13.3–27.9 |
| Inadequate health literacy (score values 0–8) | 23 | 18.3 | 11.9–26.1 |
* Method used for determining the 95% confidence interval: Clopper–Pearson.
