Table 2 Demographic and health characteristics
From: Health literacy in Indigenous people with chronic disease living in remote Australia
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Total n = 200 |
Men n = 107 |
Women n = 93 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), Mean (SD) | |||
| Range 19–89 | 54.6 (15.7) | 55 (16) | 54.1 (16.3) |
| Gender, n (%) | 107 (53.5) | 93 (46.5) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| Primary | 39 (19.5) | 26 (24) | 13 (14) |
| Secondary | 82 (41) | 41 (38) | 41 (44) |
| TAFE/University/Trade qualification | 24 (12) | 9 (8) | 15 (16) |
| Prefer not to answer | 55 (27.5) | 31 (29) | 24 (26) |
| Annual household income, n (%) | |||
| < $30,000 | 34 (17) | 15 (14) | 19 (20) |
| $30,000–$40,000 | 60 (30) | 36 (34) | 24 (26) |
| > $40,000 | 54 (27) | 24 (22) | 30 (32) |
| Prefer not to answer | 52 (26) | 32 (30) | 20 (22) |
| Number people living in household, Mean (SD) | |||
| Range 1–12 | 4.79 (2.28) | ||
| Chronic disease profile, n (%) | |||
| Cardiovascular disease | 148 (74) | 82 (77) | 66 (71) |
| Diabetes | 135 (67.5) | 70 (65) | 65 (70) |
| Respiratory disease | 53 (26.5) | 26 (24) | 27 (29) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 49 (24.5) | 31 (29) | 18 (19) |
| Other reported chronic disease | 4 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |
| 1 chronic disease | 76 (38) | 43 (40) | 33 (35.5) |
| ≥ 2 chronic diseases | 124 (62) | 64 (60) | 60 (64.5) |
| Number of medications taken per day | |||
| Median, (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | ||
| Range 1–20 | |||
| Outpatient clinic review past 4 weeks, n (%) | |||
| Attended local Aboriginal community controlled medical centre in Mount Isa | 142 (71) | 80 (75) | 62 (67) |
| Attended a specialist medical clinic at Mount Isa Hospital | 81 (40.5) | 48 (45) | 33 (35) |
| Attended a specialist nurse-led clinic at Mount Isa Hospital | 83 (41.5) | 45 (42) | 38 (40) |