Table 1 Average statistics for these attributes of target participants in the 40 selected RCTs
From: Methodological review: quality of randomized controlled trials in health literacy
% Who are not the dominant ethnic group within that country N = 38 | % Low income (<= US $20 k/year) N = 18 | % With low or inadequate HL N = 23 | % with < 12 years of eductn or GED N = 33 | Mean age (yrs) N = 40 | Gender % F N = 39 | Latest observation point after intervention start (weeks) N = 40 | % clearly used a validated HL instrument N = 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57.7 (23–95) | 54.7 (30–76) | 43.3 (23–61) | 36.5 (3–64) | 52 (45–60) | 63.7 (60–77) | 23 (2–26) | 73 |