Table 2.

The association of type D personality and medication adherence (N =84)

Variables	Beta	95 % CI	p value	Total R2
Unadjusted model*
Type D personality	−0.241	−0.919 to −0.056	0.027
Adjusted model**
Step 1				10 %
Age	−0.169	−0.026 to 0.003	0.125
Gender	0.228	0.008 to 0.788	0.046
Ethnicity	0.046	−0.364 to 0.552	0.684
Education	−0.042	−0.063 to 0.043	0.707
Step 2				14 %
Left ventricular ejection fraction	0.009	−0.013 to 0.014	0.939
Comorbidity	−0.086	−0.143 to 0.065	0.459
Perceived social support	−0.196	−0.017 to 0.001	0.077
Step 3				19 %
Type D personality	−0.239	−0.949 to −0.017	0.042

As measured by the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-4

^*F =5.059, p =0.027;

^**F =2.179, p =0.039 (adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity, education, left ventricular ejection fraction, comorbidity, and perceived social support)