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. 2021 Sep 30;10:362. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_149_21

Table 4.

Comparison of total mean scores of health literacy and its dimensions between the elderly people with different jobs

Dimensions of health literacy Unemployed Employed Retired P



Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Total score 37.3 20.2 49.4 17.7 64.4 21.04 <0.001
Access 40.2 22.5 52.9 22.7 68.7 23.5 <0.001
Reading skill 20.6 14.1 29.2 14.7 45.8 22.5 <0.001
Comprehension 37.1 23.3 51.1 22.3 66.8 21.8 <0.001
Evaluation 33.9 23.3 43.4 22.9 64.2 25.9 <0.001
Decision-making and information application 41.1 20.6 54.5 16.9 66.9 19.7 <0.001

SD=Standard deviation