Table 1 Distribution of Oral Health Literacy (OHL) scores by demographic characteristics among the participating caregiver-child dyads (n = 102)
n* | % | OHL (REALD-30) | ANOVA F value; (df1, df2), p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Median (range) | ||||
Race | 12.2; (2, 99); p < 0.0005† | ||||
White | 36 | 35 | 24.5 (4.6) | 26 (14-30) | |
African American | 49 | 48 | 17.6 (7.8) | 18 (1-29) | |
Other | 17 | 17 | 21.6 (4.6) | 21 (13-30) | |
Education | 13.0; (3, 98); p < 0.0005† | ||||
Did not finish high school | 17 | 17 | 14.7 (8.7) | 14 (1-30) | |
High school diploma of GED | 27 | 26 | 18.0 (6.9) | 20 (2-29) | |
Some technical or college | 36 | 35 | 22.8 (4.8) | 24 (13-30) | |
College degree or higher | 22 | 21 | 25.2 (3.8) | 25.5 (28-30) | |
Number of children | 0.5; (3, 94); p = 0.7 | ||||
1 | 28 | 29 | 19.6 (6.0) | 20.5 (2-29) | |
2 | 40 | 41 | 20.1 (7.7) | 22 (1-30) | |
3 | 20 | 20 | 21.2 (6.7) | 22 (5-30) | |
4 or more | 10 | 10 | 22.4 (7.7) | 25 (2-28) | |
Marital status | 6.7; (2, 99); p = 0.002† | ||||
Married | 49 | 48 | 23.2 (5.2) | 24 (13-30) | |
Separated/Divorced | 6 | 6 | 20.3 (9.1) | 24 (2-26) | |
Never married or single | 47 | 46 | 18.2 (7.6) | 21 (1-30) | |
Household income | 7.4; (2, 98); p = 0.001† | ||||
≤$10,000 | 40 | 40 | 18.1 (7.5) | 19.5 (1-29) | |
$10,001-30,000 | 27 | 27 | 20.0 (6.3) | 22 (2-30) | |
>$30,000 | 34 | 34 | 24.0 (5.6) | 26 (4-30) | |
Site | 5.3; (1, 100); p = 0.02† | ||||
WIC clinic | 55 | 54 | 19.3 (7.4) | 22 (1-29) | |
Dental School clinic | 47 | 46 | 22.4 (6.3) | 24 (4-30) | |
Age quartiles (years) | Mean(SD) | 3.6; (3, 95); p = 0.02† | |||
Q1 (range: 18.2-25.5) | 25 | 22.6(2.0) | 17.7 (5.8) | 18 (5-27) | |
Q2 (range: 25.7-30.0) | 25 | 27.5(1.2) | 20.0 (7.6) | 21 (1-29) | |
Q3 (range: 30.3-34.6) | 25 | 32.6(1.3) | 22.0 (6.2) | 24 (4-30) | |
Q4 (range: 35.3-63.9) | 24 | 42.2(6.8) | 23.5 (6.6) | 25 (2-30) | |