Table 1

Patient Demographics and Nutritional Literacy Descriptive Statistics


GROUP 1 (n = 72)
GROUP 2 (n = 52)
GROUP 3 (n = 97)
GROUP 4 (n = 120)
TOTAL (n = 341)

MEAN (SD) NLS
24.5 (3.0)
25.5 (2.4)
23.2 (4.5)
22.8 (4.5)
23.7 (4.1)
MEDIAN NLS
25
26
24
24
25
MEAN (SD) AGE
58.8 (11.7)
51.0 (14.1)
41.7 (15.4)
40.3 (13.5)
46.4 15.6)
MALE %
19
8
26
26
22
CAUCSN %
39
86
34
20
38
EDUC % >HS
64
90
75
64
71
RELIABILITY*
0.72
0.69
0.86
0.85
0.84
VALIDITY**
0.65
--
0.59
0.69
0.61

* Cronbach's coefficient alpha

** Pearson product-moment correlation between NLS and S-TOFHLA scores. Group 2 did not complete the S-TOFHLA.

Diamond Nutrition Journal 2007 6:5   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-5