Table 3 |
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Adjusted Odds of Self-reported Diabetes Complications for Subjects with Inadequate and Marginal Literacy Compared to Adequate Literacy |
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Complication |
No. of Study Subjects with Complication. |
Odds Ratio (95% CI)* |
P Value |
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Retinopathy |
Inadequate |
29 (30%) |
+ 1.88 (+0.90, +3.91) |
.09 |
|
Marginal |
21 (34%) |
+ 2.30 (+0.63, +8.44) |
.21 |
|
|
Adequate |
139 (18%) |
+ 1.0 |
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Nephropathy |
Inadequate |
8 (15%) |
+1.05 (+0.39, +2.80) |
.93 |
|
Marginal |
0 (0%) |
+ 0.99 (+0.95, +1.03) |
.53 |
|
|
Adequate |
36 (9%) |
+ 1.0 |
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Foot/Leg Problems |
Inadequate |
30 (30%) |
+0.52 (+0.24, +1.16) |
.11 |
|
Marginal |
27 (44%) |
+ 1.39 (+0.47, +4.12) |
.55 |
|
|
Adequate |
231 (30%) |
+ 1.0 |
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Gastroparesis |
Inadequate |
9 (9%) |
+ 1.92 (+0.58, +6.36) |
.28 |
|
Marginal |
6 (10%) |
+ 1.98 (+0.26, +18.07) |
.55 |
|
|
Adequate |
41 (6%) |
+ 1.0 |
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Coronary artery disease |
Inadequate |
32 (30%) |
+ 0.76 (+0.36, +1.63) |
.49 |
|
Marginal |
18 (27%) |
+ 1.12 (+0.34, +3.70) |
.85 |
|
|
Adequate |
144 (17%) |
+ 1.0 |
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Cerebrovascular disease |
Inadequate |
22 (21%) |
+ 0.86 (+0.39, +1.91) |
.72 |
|
Marginal |
11 (17%) |
+ 0.65 (+1.66, +2.57) |
.54 |
|
|
Adequate |
85 (10%) |
+ 1.0 |
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*Adjusted for age, sex, race, marital status, insurance, income, duration of diabetes, diabetes education, depression, alcohol use, hypertension, and medication use specific for blood pressure, diabetes, or lipid management and accounting for clustering of patients with physicians. Smoking was included in the models for foot/leg conditions, cerebrovascular disease, and coronary artery disease. |
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Morris et al. BMC Family Practice 2006 7:49 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-7-49 |
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