Table 1

Subject characteristics

Characteristic
N
Result

Mean age in years, (range)
999
64.7 (22–93)
Female (N, %)
543
54
Race (N, % white)
969
97
Married [or living as married N, %]
625
63
Education (N, %)


     Less than High School
243
24
     High School
353
35
     Some College
159
16
     Associate's Degree
59
6
     Bachelor's Degree
87
9
     Graduate or Professional Degree
91
9
Income (N, %)


     Less than $30,000 per year
542
59
     $30,000 – $59,000 per year
259
28
     $60,000 per year or more
123
13
Health Insurance(N, %)


     Private or commercial
581
58
     Medicare
591
59
     Medicaid
211
21
     Military or Veterans Administration
51
5
     None
24
2
Glycemic Monitoring and Control


     A1C (%), baseline mean (range)
992
7.1 (4–13.5)
     Baseline A1C < 7% (N, %)
565
57
Reading Skill


     SILS (N, mean, range)
992
1.8 (1–5)
          Never/Rarely needs help (N, %)
770
77
          Sometimes need help (N, %)
147
15
          Often need help (N, %)
39
4
          Always need help (N, %)
43
4
     S-TOFHLA, (N, mean, range)
999
29.8 (0–36)
          Inadequate (%)
104
10
          Marginal (%)
66
7
          Adequate (%)
829
83

Some totals may not be 100% because of rounding.

Many subjects had more than one health insurance type.

Inadequate (STOFHLA score 0–16, including the blind and those otherwise unable to read), Marginal (STOFHLA score 17–23), Adequate (STOFHLA score ≥ 23).

Morris et al. BMC Family Practice 2006 7:21   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-7-21