Table 2.
Characteristics of women in moderate increasing and high decreasing adherence groups at baseline
| Characteristic | Adherence trajectory | Total n (%) N = 412 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate increasing n (%) N = 162 |
High decreasing n (%) N = 250 |
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| Age groups | ||||
|
< 50 years ≥ 50 years |
79 (48.8) 83 (51.2) |
134 (53.6) 116 (46.4) |
213 (51.7) 199 (48.3) |
0.33 |
| Race | ||||
|
White African American Hispanic Others |
13 (8.0) 107 (66.0) 37 (22.8) 5 (3.1) |
31 (12.4) 176 (70.4) 36 (14.4) 7 (2.8) |
44 (10.7) 283 (68.7) 73 (17.7) 12 (2.9) |
0.11 |
| Education | ||||
|
Below secondary Completed secondary Some college/ completed college |
60 (37.0) 48 (29.6) 54 (33.3) |
83 (33.3) 78 (31.3) 88 (35.3 |
143 (34.8) 126 (30.7) 142 (34.5) |
0.74 |
| Employment | ||||
|
No Yes |
108 (67.1) 53 (32.9) |
172 (68.8) 78 (31.2) |
280 (68.1) 131(31.9) |
0.71 |
| Annual income | ||||
|
= < $ 24,000 >$ 24,000 |
123 (75.9) 39 (24.1) |
197 (78.8) 53 (21.2) |
320 (77.7) 92 (22.3) |
0.49 |
| Alcohol categories | ||||
|
0 drinks/week >0–7 drinks/week >7–12 drinks/week >12 drinks/week |
105 (64.8) 49 (30.2) 3 (1.9) 5 (3.1) |
125 (50.4) 98 (39.5) 8 (3.2) 17 (6.9) |
230 (56.1) 147 (35.8) 11(2.7) 22 (5.4) |
0.02 |
| History of smoking status | ||||
|
Women who never smoked Women who smoke Women who previously smoked |
51 (31.4) 61 (37.7) 50 (30.9) |
78 (31.2) 98 (39.2) 74 (29.6) |
129 (31.3) 159 (38.6) 124 (30.1) |
0.94 |
| Depression symptoms | ||||
|
No Yes |
114 (70.4) 48 (29.6) |
183 (73.2) 67 (26.8) |
297 (72.1) 115 (27.9) |
0.53 |
| Substance use | ||||
|
No Yes |
47 (29.0) 115 (71.0) |
70 (28.0) 180 (72.0) |
117 (28.4) 295 (71.6) |
0.82 |