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Descriptive statistics of the 16-item European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU-Q16) and the New Vital Sign (NVS) questionnaires.
| Statistic | HLS-EU-Q16 | NVS |
| Mean (SD), range | 12.97 (2.952), 5-16 | 4.17 (2.223), 0-6 |
| Inadequate health literacy, n (%) | 3 (8.3) | 6 (16.7) |
| Problematic health literacy, n (%) | 9 (25) | 7 (19.4) |
| Sufficient health literacy, n (%) | 24 (66.7) | 23 (63.9) |
