A new comprehensive oral health literacy scale: development and psychometric evaluation

BMC Oral Health

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (N = 370)

	n (%) or mean ± SD	%
Age (range 18–86 years)	46 ± 18	/
Gender
Male	133	35.9
Female	237	64.1
Educational level
Less than primary school	6	1.6
Junior high school	16	4.3
Senior high school or technical secondary school	37	10.0
Junior college	79	21.4
College/university diploma or higher	232	62.7
Monthly income (RMB yuan)
< 2000	18	4.9
< 4000	37	10.0
< 6000	84	22.7
< 8000	80	21.6
< 10,000	43	11.6
≥ 10,000	108	29.2
Living with
Live alone	69	18.5
Spouse	228	61.7
Children	40	10.9
Other caregivers	33	8.9
Smoking
Yes	35	9.5
No	335	90.5
Chronic diseases
No	108	29.2
Hypertension	66	17.8
Hyperlipidemia	45	12.2
Diabetes	29	7.8
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases	33	8.9
Oral condition self-assessment
Good	78	21.1
Moderate	233	63.0
Poor	59	15.9

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