Table 2. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of diabetic patients.
| Characteristics | Total |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 68.0±5.9 |
| Female sex | 104.0 (62.7) |
| White race | 63.0 (38.0) |
| Manual labor | 86.0 (51.8) |
| BCEC | 20.6±6.5 |
| Schooling, years | 6.5±5.1 |
| Married or in stable relationship | 83.0 (50.0) |
| Social support according to MOS score | 81.5±17.9 |
| Disease duration, years | 18.5±8.8 |
| Need for help with medication | 35.0 (21.1) |
| Insulin use | 120.0 (72.3) |
| Use of insulin pen | 9.0 (5.4) |
| Diabetes knowledge according to SKILLD | 6.6±1.8 |
| Adherence to diabetes medication | 110.0 (66.3) |
| MRCI | 45.7±16.1 |
| Symptoms of depression according to GDS 15 >5 | 43.0 (25.9) |
| BMI, kg/m2 (6 MD) | 30.3±5.4 |
| SAHLPA score | 13.3±5.0 |
| HbA1c | 8.5±1.4 |
Results expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).
BCEC: Brazilian Criteria of Economic Classification; MOS: Medical Outcomes Study; SKILLD: Spoken Knowledge in Low Literacy Patients with Diabetes; MRCI: Medication Regimen Complexity Index; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; BMI: body mass index; MD: missing data; SAHLPA: Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-speaking Adults; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.