Table 2.

Bivariate Correlation Between HL Dimensions, Self-Care Behaviors and HbA1c

Variables	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Mean ± SD
1= Reading health information	1							7.48 ± 4.10
2= Ability to access health information	0.688*	1						15.02 ± 5.35
3= Understanding health information	0.725*	0.747*	1					17.98 ± 5.11
4= Appraisal of health information	0.618*	0.746*	0.680*	1				10.51 ± 3.08
5= Decision-making	0.386*	0.732*	0.647*	0.520*	1			35.65 ± 7.27
6= Self-care behaviors	0.041	0.208*	0.244*	0.315*	0.461*	1		43.71 ±10.11
7= HbA1c	−0.048	−0.209*	−0.201*	−0.324*	−0.348*	−0.884*	1	7.25 ± 1.05

Note: *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).