Lulu Qin|Huilan Xu
A cross-sectional study of the effect of health literacy on diabetes prevention and control among elderly individuals with prediabetes in rural China
Central South University|Central South University
h3objectivesh3 study designed examine effect health literacy diabetes prevention control risk factors low diabetes health literacy among elderly individuals prediabetes rural areas china h3design setting participatesh3 crosssectional survey conducted among elderly individuals rural communities yiyang city china multistaged cluster random sampling used select 42 areas 434 individuals prediabetes interviewed using questionnaire diabetes health literacy china h3main outcome measuresh3 participants asked general information age gender marital status history hyperglycaemia family history diabetes mellitus presence diseases level education binary logistic regression analysis used identify risk factors poor health literacy concerning diabetes prevention control among elderly subjects prediabetes h3resultsh3 median health literacy score diabetes prevention prediabetes control 100 iqr 70130 level diabetes health literacy among men lower among women 2831 95 ci 1818 4408 lower among respondents 16 years education among 6 years education 14274 95 ci 5927 34375 less 1 year education lowest literacy 31148 95 ci 11661 83204 level diabetes health literacy among elderly individuals prediabetes history hyperglycaemia lower among history hyperglycaemia 2676 95 ci 1101 6504 h3conclusionsh3 health literacy concerning diabetes prevention control among elderly individuals prediabetes low rural china appropriate health education elderly individuals low educational levels incorporated diabetes prevention efforts h3trial registration numberh3 chictrior15007033 results