Skip to main content

Table 1 Distribution of demographic characteristics, health literacy, ADL, depression, cognitive function, and OHRQoL among participants (N = 7702)

From: Relationships between stroke prevalence, health literacy, and oral health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older adults: a national survey study

Variable

Total

n/mean

%/SD

Gender

 Male

3630

47.1%

 Female

4072

52.9%

Age (years)

63.32

9.60

 50–64

4013

52.1%

 65–74

2215

28.8%

 75 and above

1474

19.1%

Education level

 Primary, can read

3632

47.2%

 High school and above

4070

52.8%

Marital status

 Married/ Cohabitation

5704

74.1%

 Single/ Widowed/ Divorced

1998

25.9%

Stroke history

 Yes

333

4.3%

 NO

7369

95.7%

Health literacy

39.42

5.57

 Low health literacy

1950

25.3%

 Medium health literacy

2851

37.0%

 High health literacy

2901

37.7%

ADL

 No disability

4476

58.1%

 One disability and above

3226

41.9%

Depression

4.06

5.11

 Yes

870

11.3%

 No

6832

88.7%

Cognitive function

9.29

1.41

 Cognitive impairment

640

8.3%

 No cognitive impairment

7062

91.7%

OHRQoL

3.12

4.53

 Good

7443

96.6%

 Poor

259

3.4%

  1. ADL activities of daily living, OHRQoL oral health–related quality of life