Table 1

Characteristics of 998 adults with diabetes with and without heart failure (HF)

Characteristic
All Subjects (n = 998)
Subjects with HF (n = 172)
Subjects without HF (n = 826)
P

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

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