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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 22.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Aug 21;79(1):49–54. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.07.016

Table 2.

Diabetes Knowledge, Fatalism, Social Support, Self-care, and Glycemic Control

Measures Means ± SD, or %
Diabetes Knowledge
   Diabetes Knowledge Test (Mean
   number correct)		 14.7 ± 4.7
   Diabetes Knowledge Test (Mean %
   correct)		 63.8 ± 20.5
Diabetes Fatalism 57.2 ± 8.0
Social Support 84.2 ± 20.1
Diabetes Self-Care
   General diet 4.6 ± 2.1
   Specific diet 4.5 ± 1.6
   Exercise 2.7 ± 2.4
   Blood sugar testing 4.7 ± 2.4
   Foot care 5.2 ± 2.3
   Smoking 1.1 ± 2.2
Glycemic Control
   Hemoglobin A1c 7.6 ± 1.9