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Table 3 Participants’ numeracy, graph and genetic literacy

From: Development and evaluation of patient-centred polygenic risk score reports for glaucoma screening

Survey

Numeracy score

 Mean (SD)

2.1 (0.9)

 Range (0-3)

0-3

 All answers correct

4/12 (25.0%)

Genetic literacy score

 Mean (SD)

24.2 (6.2)

 Range (-20 to 46)

14-39

 Low genetic literacy (≤23)

6/12 (50.0%)

Genetic knowledge

 Mean (SD)

7.0 (1.0)

 Range (0-8)

5-8

 All answers correct

4/12 (33.3%)

Graph literacy score

 Mean (SD)

2.8 (0.8)

 Range (0-4)

2-4

 All answers correct

2/12 (16.7%)