From: Relationship of literacy and heart failure in adults with diabetes
Characteristic | All Subjects (n = 998) | Subjects with HF (n = 172) | Subjects without HF (n = 826) | P |
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Age, years, mean (range) | 65 (22–93) | 69 (45–90) | 64 (22–93) | <0.001 |
Age ≥ 65 years, n (%) | 524 (53) | 114 (66) | 410 (50) | <0.001 |
Female, n (%) | 543 (54) | 84 (49) | 459 (56) | 0.11 |
White race, n (%) | 968 (97) | 165 (96) | 803 (97) | 0.48 |
Married or living as married, n (%) | 623 (63) | 96 (56) | 527 (64) | 0.06 |
Annual income < $30,000, n (%) | 543 (59) | 120 (75) | 423 (56) | <0.001 |
High School Graduate, n (%) | 746 (75) | 102 (60) | 644 (78) | <0.001 |
No health insurance, n (%) | 24 (2) | 3 (2) | 21 (3) | 0.54 |
Limited Literacy, n (%) | 171 (17) | 46 (27) | 125 (15) | <0.001 |
Adequate Literacy, n (%) | 827 (83) | 126 (73) | 701 (85) | <0.001 |