While we observed a nonsignificant trend for low functional HL and lower utilization and total cost among people who speak English and Cantonese, low functional HL was significantly associated with more outpatient visits among patients who spoke Spanish (RR 1.31, 95% CI 1 to 1.72).
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Health Literacy, Health Care Utilization, and Direct Cost of Care Among Linguistically Diverse Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
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