Table 4.
Differences Between Adherers and Nonadherers to Medication, Low-salt Diet, and Physical Activity Behaviors for Demographic and Health Characteristicsa
| Medication Adherence | Low-Salt Diet | Physical Activity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Adherers (n = 109) |
Non- adherers (n = 77) |
Adherers (n = 41) |
Non- adherers (n = 145) |
Adherers (n = 97) |
Non- adherers (n = 89) |
|
| Age, y (mean [SD]) | 55.8 (15.9) | 49.0 (15.5)b | 56.2 (17.0) | 52.1 (15.7) | 51.1 (15.9) | 55.1 (16.0) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 78.9 | 61.0b | 82.9 | 68.3 | 72.2 | 70.8 |
| Male | 21.1 | 39.0 | 17.1 | 31.7 | 27.8 | 29.2 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 36.7 | 33.8 | 29.3 | 37.2 | 34.0 | 37.1 |
| Never married | 14.7 | 21.1 | 14.6 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 15.7 |
| Divorced, separated, widowed | 48.6 | 44.2 | 56.1 | 44.1 | 46.4 | 47.2 |
| Live alone | ||||||
| Yes | 23.9 | 13.0 | 29.3 | 16.6 | 19.6 | 19.1 |
| No | 76.1 | 87.0 | 70.7 | 83.4 | 80.4 | 80.9 |
| Own home | ||||||
| Yes | 57.4 | 46.7 | 55.0 | 52.4 | 50.5 | 55.7 |
| No | 42.6 | 53.3 | 45.0 | 47.6 | 49.5 | 44.3 |
| Household income | ||||||
| <$10000 | 19.3 | 18.2 | 22.0 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 20.2 |
| $10000-49999 | 45.0 | 50.6 | 41.5 | 49.0 | 51.5 | 42.7 |
| ≥$50000 | 35.8 | 31.2 | 36.6 | 33.1 | 30.9 | 37.1 |
| Education | ||||||
| High school or less | 33.9 | 35.1 | 36.6 | 33.8 | 33.0 | 36.0 |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 36.7 | 44.2 | 31.7 | 42.1 | 41.2 | 38.2 |
| 4-year degree or better | 29.4 | 20.8 | 31.7 | 24.1 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| Self-rated health | ||||||
| Good to excellent | 72.5 | 83.1 | 82.9 | 75.2 | 79.4 | 74.2 |
| Fair or poor | 27.5 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 24.8 | 20.6 | 25.8 |
| Years with hypertension, mean (SD) | 13.9 (12.1) | 11.2 (9.5) | 17.3 (13.9) | 11.5 (9.9)c | 11.5 (10.6) | 14.1 (11.5) |
| Body mass index | ||||||
| Normal weight (BMI <25) | 25.2 | 13.0 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 21.3 |
| Overweight (BMI ≥25 but <30) | 28.0 | 39.0 | 36.6 | 31.5 | 29.5 | 36.0 |
| Obese (BMI ≥30 but <40) | 34.6 | 36.4 | 34.1 | 35.7 | 41.1 | 29.2 |
| Extremely obese (BMI ≥40) | 12.1 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 13.5 |
| Uninsured | ||||||
| Yes | 6.4 | 18.2c | 4.9 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 5.6c |
| No | 93.6 | 81.8 | 95.1 | 86.9 | 83.5 | 94.4 |
a
All values are percentages except where noted.
b
Significant at p < .01.
c
Significant at p < .05.