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Prevalence (per 1000) of key chronic conditions by health literacy level from 2007 to 2009
| Health literacy level prevalence per 1000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conditions (using HCC) | Inadequate | Marginal | Adequate |
| Cerebral* | 73.1 | 60 | 46.9 |
| Heart (CHF)* | 359.5 | 334.4 | 272.2 |
| Vascular* | 162.6 | 140.1 | 104.8 |
| Cancer* | 191 | 172 | 148.8 |
| Diabetes* | 366.3 | 344.3 | 297.9 |
| Arrhythmias* | 204.2 | 182.3 | 142.6 |
*Significant differences between Health Literacy and Disease status for all years (Chi-squared Test) p-value < 0.001
