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Table 5 Mean predicted probabilities for emergency department revisit stratified by education levels and health literacy scoresa

From: Impact of low health literacy on patients’ health outcomes: a multicenter cohort study

Health Literacy

Some High School or Less

Mean (SD)

Complete High School

Mean (SD)

Some College

Mean (SD)

Complete College

Mean (SD)

Inadequate

(0–59 points)

0.22 (0.11)

0.50 (0.19)

0.50 (0.10)

0.57 (0.18)

Marginal (60–74 points)

0.25 (0.08)

0.4 (0.19)

0.33 (0.21)

0.15 (0.08)

Adequate (75+ points)

0.24 (0.12)

0.22 (0.11)

0.23 (0.11)

0.05 (0.04)

  1. SD Standard Deviation, aAdjusted For Age, Sex, Education, Marital Status, And Comorbidity (Cci)