Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants and association with adherence to nucleos(t)ide analogues (n = 80) n (%)
| Characteristics | Patients | Optimal adherence | P value |
| Sex | 0.28 | ||
| Male | 52 (65) | 29 (61.7) | |
| Female | 28 (35) | 20 (71.4) | |
| Age (yr) | 0.27 | ||
| 18-29 | 6 (7.5) | 2 (33.3) | |
| 30-39 | 9 (11.3) | 4 (50.0) | |
| 40-49 | 19 (23.8) | 14 (77.8) | |
| 50-59 | 27 (33.8) | 16 (66.7) | |
| ≥ 60 | 19 (23.8) | 13 (77.2) | |
| Country of birth | 0.39 | ||
| Korea | 9 (11.5) | 4 (57.1) | |
| China | 28 (35.9) | 16 (59.3) | |
| Hong Kong | 11 (14.1) | 9 (81.8) | |
| Malaysia | 6 (7.7) | 3 (60.0) | |
| Singapore | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100.0) | |
| Vietnam | 9 (11.5) | 3 (37.5) | |
| Australia | 3 (3.8) | 3 (100.0) | |
| Indonesia | 3 (3.8) | 3 (100.0) | |
| Tonga | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100.0) | |
| India | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100.0) | |
| Fiji | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100.0) | |
| Cyprus | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100.0) | |
| Cambodia | 2 (2.5) | 2 (100.0) | |
| Taiwan | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.60 | ||
| Anglo-Celt | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100.0) | |
| Middle East | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100.0) | |
| Asian | 75 (93.8) | 44 (63.8) | |
| Pacific | 2 (2.5) | 2 (100.0) | |
| Other | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100.0) | |
| Highest level of education completed | 0.08 | ||
| Completed high school | 28 (35.4) | 22 (81.5) | |
| Completed college/university | 46 (58.2) | 23 (56.1) | |
| Did not complete high school | 2 (2.5) | 3 (75.0) | |
| Did not complete college/ university | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.00) | |