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| | Age, years, mean (SD) | 63.8 (10.3) | 63.5 (10.0) |
| | Gender, (%) | | | | Female | 170 (52.1) | 202 (58.1) | | Male | 156 (47.9) | 146 (41.9) |
| | Race, (%) | | | | White | 228 (69.9) | 214 (61.9) | | Black | 79 (24.2) | 118 (33.9) | | Other | 19 (5.8) | 16 (4.6) |
| | Education, (%) | | | | High school or less | 89 (27.3) | 114 (33.0) | | Some college or college graduate | 237 (72.7) | 231 (67.0) |
| | Annual income, (%) | | | | Less than 20,000 | 63 (20.0) | 79 (24.4) | | 20,000–50,000 | 109 (34.6) | 114 (35.2) | | Greater than 50,000 | 143 (45.4) | 131 (40.4) |
| | Employed status, (%) | | | | Full-time | 82 (25.4) | 73 (21.1) | | Part-time | 31 (9.6) | 44 (12.7) | | Not employed | 210 (65.0) | 229 (66.2) |
| | REALM, mean (SD) | 61.1 (8.8) | 61.2 (8.9) |
| | Health literacy, (%) | | | | Limited, REALM less than 61 | 77 (23.6) | 73 (21.0) | | Adequate, REALM 61 and above | 249 (76.4) | 275 (79.0) |
| | Pattern Comparison test, mean (SD) | 27.2 (7.1) | 26.5 (7.0) |
| | Letter Comparison test, mean (SD) | 17.4 (5.1) | 16.9 (4.8) |
| | Years with diabetes mellitus, mean (SD) | 13.4 (9.7) | 11.7 (9.2) |
| | Diabetes mellitus knowledge, mean (SD) | 18.8 (2.9) | 18.6 (2.9) |
| | Diabetes self-care activities | | | | Diet, mean (SD) | 4.1 (2.1) | 4.3 (2.1) | | Exercise, mean (SD) | 2.5 (2.1) | 2.5 (2.0) | | Glucose testing, mean (SD) | 4.6 (2.7) | 4.6 (2.7) |
| | Comorbidity Index, mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.8) | 2.3 (1.7) |
| | General health from SF-36, mean (SD) | 51.3 (21.1) | 50.4 (22.4) |
| | Number of medications per patient, mean (SD) | 7.3 (2.8) | 7.2 (2.9) |
| | Medication Regimen Complexity Index, mean (SD) | 17.7 (7.6) | 17.2 (7.7) | | Dosage forms, mean (SD) | 3.3 (2.5) | 3.2 (2.8) | | Dosage frequency, mean (SD) | 10.9 (4.9) | 10.7 (4.7) | | Additional directions, mean (SD) | 3.5 (2.3) | 3.3 (2.4) |
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