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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics n=21

From: The effects of a leaflet-based health guide on health literacy, self-efficacy, and satisfaction among older Japanese-Brazilian adults living in Brazil: A quasi-experimental study

 

mean±SD

Age (years)

75.3±5.6

Sex (male, %)

54.1

Language (%)

 Japanese only

14.3

 Japanese and Portuguese

85.7

BMI (kg/m2)

24.3± 2.5

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

149.1±18.9

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78.0±10.1

Girth of abdomen (cm) (n=20)

89.9± 8.2

Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL) (n=12)

131.6±24.6

HbA1c (%) (n=20)

6.1±0.7

Salt intake (g) (n=10)

9.9±1.9

Triglycerides (mg/dL) (n=20)

150.9±92.8

HDL-C (mg/dL) (n=20)

58.4±14.7

LDL-C (mg/dL) (n=19)

87.0±26.5

Diabetes (%)

23.8

Hypertension (%)

28.6

Hyperlipidemia (%)

23.8