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Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 388)

From: Explaining variance in health literacy among people with type 2 diabetes: the association between health literacy and health behaviour and empowerment

Characteristic

Gender

n (%)

 Male

207 (53)

 Female

165 (43)

 Missing

14 (4)

Education

n (%)

 Compulsory comprehensive school

111 (29)

 Upper secondary school

84 (22)

 University/university college

118 (30)

 Other

51(13)

 Missing

22 (6)

General health status

n (%)

 Very good

19 (5)

 Good

150 (39)

 Fairly good

146 (38)

 Bad

57 (15)

 Very bad

7 (2)

 Missing

7 (2)

Age

 Mean (sd)

73 (8.6)

 Median

74

 Lowest-highest

50 − 92

 Missing

13

HbA1c (%)a

 Mean (sd)

7.29 (0.98)

 Lowest-highest

5.4–13.0

 Missing

76 (20)

  1. Note: Continuous data: mean (standard deviation [sd]); categorical data: frequencies (percentage [%])
  2. aHighest recommended HbA1c level in people with T2DM is 7% (53 mmol/mol)