Table 5.

Association Between Selected Clinical Variables and Medication Compliance of Elderly with Co-Morbid Conditions of HTN and Diabetes Mellitus n=360

Clinical Variables	Adherent		Non- Adherent		χ2(df)	p-value
	f	%	f	%
Functional status
No impairment
Yes	138	38.3	183	50.8	2.536(1)	0.111
No	22	6.1	17	4.7
Vision impairment
Yes	124	34.4	172	47.8	4.394(1)	0.036*
No	36	10	28	7.8
Hearing impairment
Yes	44	12.2	71	19.7	2.617(1)	0.106
No	116	32.2	129	35.8
Memory impairment
Yes	48	13.3	106	29.4	19.210(1)	0.000*
No	112	31.1	94	26.1
Physical disability
Yes	24	6.7	50	13.9	5.443(1)	0.020*
No	136	37.8	150	41.6
Number of functional impairments
Live with single impairment (<1)	95	26.4	66	18.3	25.013(1)	0.000*
Live with more than one or multiple impairments (>1)	65	18.1	134	37.2
Duration of hypertensive illness (In years)
− 3	30	8.3	41	11.4	1.041(5)	0.959
3.1–6	27	7.5	36	10
6.1–9	22	6.1	28	7.8
9.1–12	29	8.1	38	10.6
12.1–15	21	5.8	20	5.5
>15	31	8.6	37	10.3
Duration of diabetic illness (In years)
0–3	28	7.8	43	11.9	5.635(5)	0.343
3.1–6	34	9.4	49	13.6
6.1–9	19	5.3	31	8.6
9.1–12	30	8.3	34	9.4
12.1–15	21	5.8	15	4.2
>15	28	7.8	28	7.8
Presence of other co-morbid illnesses (Stroke, CHD, arthritis, asthma, COPD, cancer, BPH, knee pain/leg pain/back pain, etc.)
Yes	96	26.7	152	42.2	10.618(1)	0.001*
No	64	17.8	48	13.3

Note: *p<0.05 level of significance.