Table 2.
Demographic, clinical and laboratory data stratified according to S-TOFHLA
| S-TOFHLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Literate | Illiterate | p-value |
| T1D | |||
| N = 119 (82.6%) | N = 25 (17.4%) | ||
| Age, years | 36.5 ± 12.3 | 42.2 ± 12.1 | 0.04 |
| Gender, F, n (%) | 70 (86.4) | 11 (13.6) | 0.17 |
| Duration of diabetes, years | 18.3 ± 10.2 | 19.0 ± 10.0 | 0.70 |
| Self-reported color-race, n (%) | 0.80 | ||
| White | 61 (83.6) | 12 (16.4) | |
| Non Whitea | 58 (81.7) | 13 (18.3) | |
| Years of study | 13.1 ± 2.8 | 9.3 ± 2.9 | < 0.001 |
| HbA1c (%) | 8.9 ± 1.9 | 9.3 ± 1.6 | 0.30 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 73.8 ± 21.7 | 77.9 ± 17.5 | |
| T2Db | |||
| N = 87 (42.9) | N = 107 (52.7) | ||
| Age, years | 55.9 ± 10.6 | 62.2 ± 9.6 | < 0.001 |
| Gender, F, n (%) | 59 (46.5) | 68 (53.5) | 0.30 |
| Duration of diabetes, years | 11.8 ± 7.5 | 16.5 ± 9.7 | < 0.001 |
| Self-reported color-race, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
| White | 41 (56.2) | 32 (43.8) | |
| Non White | 46 (38.0) | 75 (62) | |
| Years of study | 10.9 ± 3.9 | 7.1 ± 3.7 | < 0.001 |
| HbA1c | 8.3 ± 1.9 | 8.0 ± 1.7 | 0.15 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 67.7 ± 20.8 | 63.6 ± 18.7 | |
T1D type 1 diabetes, T2D type 2 diabetes
aNon-White (Mulattos and Blacks)
bFive patients were excluded from S-TOFHLA for inadequate visual acuity and four patients missed their appointment