Table 1.
Variable | Frequencya N (%) | Nonadherentb % | P-valuec |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.9004 | ||
Female | 222 (63.2) | 59.0 | |
Male | 129 (36.8) | 59.7 | |
Age group | 0.0241 | ||
≤50 | 114 (33.7) | 65.8 | |
51–60 | 132 (39.1) | 62.1 | |
≥61 | 92 (27.2) | 47.8 | |
Area of residence | 0.3320 | ||
Urban | 199 (56.9) | 61.3 | |
Peri-urban | 67 (19.1) | 62.7 | |
Rural village | 70 (20.0) | 52.9 | |
Outside province | 14 (4.0) | 42.9 | |
Number of hypoglycemic agents | 0.1702 | ||
1 | 187 (54.0) | 55.6 | |
2 or 3 | 159 (46.0) | 62.9 | |
Number of comedications | 0.3530 | ||
0 | 131 (37.3) | 64.1 | |
1 | 119 (33.9) | 59.7 | |
2 | 60 (17.1) | 53.3 | |
≥3 | 41 (11.7) | 51.2 | |
A1C at baseline | 0.0105 | ||
≤7% (53.0 mmol/mol) | 63 (18.9) | 55.6 | |
>7%–10% (85.8 mmol/mol) | 164 (49.1) | 53.1 | |
>10% | 107 (32.0) | 71.0 |
Notes: N=351.
May not add up to the total because of missing data.
Numbers in the “Nonadherent” column show the percentage of each row who were not completely (100%) adherent to their medications.
P-values are calculated from the chi-square statistic.
Abbreviation: A1C, glycated hemoglobin.