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Table 3 Number and proportion of patients who answered correctly the domains of the S-TOFHLA test

From: Health literacy and glycemic control in patients with diabetes: a tertiary care center study in Brazil

Variables

Numeracy items:

T1D

T2D

N = 144

N = 194

Table medication every 6 h

115 (79.9)

139 (71.6)

Normal blood sugar

116 (80.6)

162 (83.5)

Appointment

123 (85.4)

120 (61.9)

Table medication before lunch

120 (83.3)

141 (72.7)

Reading comprehension (points)

 0–18

3 (2.1)

37 (19.1)

 19–36

15 (10.4)

51 (26.3)

 37–55

20 (13.9)

42 (21.6)

 56–72

106 (73.6)

64 (33.0)