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Table 1 Taking prescribed medications daily, self-assessed health and health literacy status of the total respondents

From: Association between health literacy, general psychological factors, and adherence to medical treatment among Danes aged 50–80 years

 

Health literacy status of the total respondents

  
 

Non-adequate

Adequate

Total

Chi-square

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p value

Taking prescribed medications daily

  Yes

777 (18.99)

3314 (81.01)

4091 (59.58)

< 0.001

  No

436 (15.71)

2339 (84.29)

2775 (40.42)

 

  Total

1213 (17.67)

5653 (82.33)

6866 (100.00)

 

Self-assessed health

  Excellent

67 (8.86)

689 (91.14)

756 (11.00)

< 0.001

  Very good

326 (12.08)

2372(87.92)

2698 (39.27)

 

  Good

487 (20.66)

1870 (79.34)

2357 (34.30)

 

  Poor

263 (29.52)

628 (70.48)

891 (12.97)

 

  Very poor

71 (42.01)

98 (57.99)

169 (2.46)

 

  Total

1214 (17.67)

5657 (82.33)

6871 (100.00)