Table 1 Participant baseline characteristics (N = 57)
Baseline | |
|---|---|
Age, mean years (SD) | 62 (10) |
Female, n (%) | 58% |
Years of formal education | |
5 years or less | 61% |
6 to 13 years | 32% |
13 years or more | 47% |
Health literacy, n (%) | |
Needs help reading forms (always or sometimes) | 51% |
Needs help writing down blood glucose numbers (always or sometimes) | 31% |
Self-rated Health, n (%) | |
Very good to excellent | 0% |
Good | 71% |
Poor to Fair | 28% |
Duration of diabetes in years, mean (+/− SD) | 14 (7.7) |
Hemoglobin A1c, mean (SD) | 8.8 (1.4) |
Blood pressure, mean (SD) | |
Systolic | 141.0 (27.1) |
Diastolic | 77.6 (15.1) |
LDL Cholesterol, mean (SD) | 109.6 (39.1) |
HDL Cholesterol, mean (SD) | 43.7 (11.9) |
Triglycerides, mean (SD) | 185.7 (103.2) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 30.3 (5.9) |
On insulin, n (%) | 37 (65%) |
Number of oral anti-hyperglycemic medications, n (%) | |
0 | 8 (14%) |
1 | 21 (37%) |
2 or 3 | 28 (49%) |