Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients according to their medication adherence status (n = 264)
Variable | Adherent (n = 205) | Non-adherent (n = 59) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | 0.552 | ||
20–40 | 14 (73.68) | 5 (26.32) | |
41–60 | 102 (75.55) | 33 (24.45) | |
>60 | 89 (80.90) | 21 (19.10) | |
Sex | 0.145 | ||
Female | 155 (79.9) | 39 (20.1) | |
Male | 50 (71.43) | 20 (28.57) | |
Comorbidity | 0.283 | ||
No | 116 (75.32) | 38 (24.68) | |
Yes | 89 (80.91) | 21 (19.09) | |
Type of therapy (antihypertension drug) | 0.265 | ||
Monotherapy | 190 (78.51) | 52 (21.49) | |
Combination | 15 (68.18) | 7 (31.82) | |
Education level | 0.425 | ||
Elementary school | 53 (72.6) | 20 (27.4) | |
Middle school | 30 (81.08) | 7 (18.92) | |
High school | 77 (81.05) | 18 (18.95) | |
College | 45 (76.27) | 14 (23.73) | |
Blood pressure level | 0.000 | ||
Controlled | 100 (92.59) | 8 (7.41) | |
Uncontrolled | 105 (67.31) | 51 (32.69) |