Table 3.

Comparison of the average total score of health literacy and its dimensions between women and men

Dimensions of health literacy	Male		Female		P
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Total score	40.8	19.7	58.9	22.5	<0.001
Access	42.4	21.3	64.5	25.5	<0.001
Reading skill	24.1	15.5	39.2	21.3	<0.001
Comprehension	41.1	22.4	61.01	25.2	<0.001
Evaluation	37.7	23.1	56.1	28.3	<0.001
Decision-making and information application	45.8	20.3	62.1	20.8	<0.001

SD=Standard deviation