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Table 2 Relationships of health literacy with random blood glucose and HbA1c

From: Health literacy and blood glucose among Guyanese emergency department patients without diagnosed diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Logistic regression

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted model OR (95% CI)**

HbA1c ≥ 48mmol

2.0 (1.2 to 3.3), p = 0.005

2.2 (1.2 to 3.8), p = 0.007

Linear regression

Unadjusted Beta (95% CI)

Adjusted Model Beta (95% CI)*

RBG, mmol/l

0.28 (0.04, 0.53), p = 0.02

0.20 (-0.05, 0.46), p = 0.12

HbA1c, mmol/mol

0.61 (-0.07, 1.28), p = 0.08

0.66 (-0.04, 1.36), p = 0.07

  1. * per point increase in the Single Item Literacy Screener (SILS), where higher SILS indicates lower health literacy ; **adjusted for age, gender, BMI (body mass index, kg/m2), ethnicity, and education.
  2. Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; RBG, random blood glucose; sd, standard deviation; no., number; OR, odds ratio.
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

ISSN: 1758-5996

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