The transcultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the Oral Health Literacy Scale for Diabetic Patients

Table 1 Frequency distribution of demographic characteristics (n = 420)

Factors	Group	n	%
Age	< 35	109	26
	35–50	101	24
	50–65	97	23.1
	> 65	113	26.9
Gender	Male	188	44.8
Gender	Female	232	55.2
Payment of medical expenses	worker with medical insurance	181	43.1
	medical insurance for residents	55	13.1
	new rural cooperative medical system	79	18.8
	self-paying	68	16.2
	else	37	8.8
Education level	Primary school and below	54	12.9
	junior high school	120	28.6
	High school or technical secondary school	81	19.3
	Junior college education	57	13.6
	Undergraduate education	92	21.9
	Postgraduate education and above	16	3.8
Occupation	worker	62	14.8
	farmer	71	16.9
	student	21	5
	Employees of enterprises and public institutions	62	14.8
	Business or service workers	19	4.5
	professional and technical staff	45	10.7
	the emeritus and retired	58	13.8
	freelancer	34	8.1
	else	48	11.4
Diagnosis of diabetes for how many years	< 5 year	348	82.9
Diagnosis of diabetes for how many years	5–10 year	72	17.1
Family genetic history	yes	119	28.3
Family genetic history	no	301	71.7
Number of real teeth available	none	46	11
	1–9	49	11.7
	10–19	90	21.4
	20–32	235	56
Oral health education activity	yes	154	36.7
Oral health education activity	no	266	63.3

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