Jessica Cunha Breder|Íkaro Breder|Joaquim Oliveira|Valmir Fernandes|Flávia Cristina Zanchetta|B. Oliveira|Fernanda Justin Chaves|Andrei C. Sposito|Maria Lima
Health literacy and diabetic retinopathy
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health literacy hl defined cognitive social skill determines motivation ability individuals understand use information promote maintain proper health inadequate hl associated worse outcomes diabetes control poor selfcare higher hospitalization rates chronic diseases hypothesized hl influences prevalence diabetic retinopathy dr among individuals type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm inadequate glycemic control would mediate association crosssectional study carried 288 participants brazilian diabetes study cohort inclusion criteria people diagnosed t2dm aged 40 70 years ability read write adequate hl group dr found 165 participants inadequate hl group found 328 p00081 individuals inadequate hl higher risk dr association still statistically significant adjusting hba1c lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol systolic blood pressure diastolic blood pressure conclusion hl related dr without mediation classical clinical variables