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Characteristics of 998 adults with diabetes with and without heart failure (HF) |
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| 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 |
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Limited Literacy includes those with Short Test of Functional Health Literacy Score < 23, blind or otherwise unable to complete the test. | ||||
Laramee et al. BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:98 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-98 |
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