To investigate the potential categories of health literacy in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes and their relationship with glycemic control.
A convenience sampling method was employed to select 1 113 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes from the Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology between September 2021 and August 2022. General demographic data and diabetes health literacy were assessed using questionnaires, including a diabetes health literacy scale. A latent profile analysis was conducted on the health literacy of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, and glycated hemoglobin levels were measured. The relationship between the latent categories of health literacy and glycemic control was analyzed using χ2 tests and binary logistic regression.
The health literacy levels of patients could be categorized into three latent categories: low willingness to improve (31.72%), moderate balanced type (31.35%), and high confidence coping type (36.93%). Propensity score matching successfully matched 283 pairs of subjects. Low willingness to improve health literacy was identified as a risk factor for poor glycemic control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (OR=2.238, 95%CI:1.355-3.696), while high confidence coping health literacy served as a promoting factor for glycemic control (OR=0.318,95%CI: 0.196-0.516).
High health literacy can facilitate glycemic control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, suggesting that targeted interventions should be developed for different health literacy populations.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |