Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Adherent and Nonadherent Patients to EGD

	Adherent patients (Ν = 28,17.6%)	Non Adherent patients (Ν = 131, 82.4%)	Statistical significance
Sex
Male	5(10%)	45 (90%)	0.88
Female	23 (21.1%)	86 (78.9%)
Age
> = 50	25 (22.9%)	108 (77.1%)	NS
<50	3 (26.1%)	23 (73.9%)
Education	Primary school	High school	Higher
Adherent patients	20 (16.9%)	6 (22.2%)	2 (7%)
Non adherent patients	98 (83.1%)	21 (77.8%)	10 (83.3%)
	NS	NS	NS
Region	Central Macedonia, Greece	Crete, Greece
Adherent patients	19 (15.3%)	9 (25.7%)
Non adherent patients	105 (84.7%)	26 (74.3%)