Table 2.
Adequate literacy | Inadequate literacy | p value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (mean) | % (sd) | N (mean) | % (sd) | ||
Time to first clinic visit (days) | 43.2 | ± 41.9 | 44.9 | ± 43.8 | 0.62 |
Number of ED visits | 1.1 | ± 0.4 | 1.8 | ± 1.4 | 0.001 |
Confidence taking medications | |||||
No | 11 | 5.8% | 34 | 13.1% | 0.01 |
Yes | 179 | 94.2% | 225 | 86.9% |