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. 2016 Jun;106(6):491–501. doi: 10.5935/abc.20160076

Adherence score according to demographics and clinical characteristics.

  REMADHE, points p (t test)
Demographics
Age
  < 60 15.9 ± 4.1 0.31
  ≥ 60 16.6 ± 3.7
Gender
  Male 16.6 ± 3.8 0.16
  Female 15.6 ± 4.2
Ethnicity
  Caucasian 16.5 ± 3.9 0.23
  Other 15.2 ± 3.8
Education
  Elementary graduated or higher degree 16.0 ± 3.8 0.56
  Other 16.5 ± 4.0
Marital status
  Married 17.0 ± 4.1 0.01
  Other 15.2 ± 3.5
Heart failure history
Etiology
  Ischemic 17.4 ± 3.6 0.02
  Non-ischemic 15.8 ± 4.0
Ejection fraction
  ≤ 35% 16.4 ± 3.9 0.83
  > 35% 16.2 ± 3.9
Functional class, NYHA
  I-II 16.1 ± 4.0 0.38
  III-IV 16.8 ± 3.7
Cardiac Defibrillator
  Yes 17.7± 3.2 0.05
  No 16.0 ± 4.1
Admissions in the previous year
  None 16.1 ± 4.0 0.52
  Any 16.6 ± 3.8
Comorbidities
Hypertension
  Yes 16.6 ± 3.7 0.34
  No 15.9 ± 4.2
Previous myocardial infarction
  Yes 17.2 ± 3.6 0.11
  No 15.9 ± 4.0
Previous cardiac surgery
  Yes 16.5 ± 4.4 0.8
  No 16.3 ± 3.9
Diabetes
  Yes 16.0 ± 3.7 0.50
  No 16.5 ± 4.0
Chronic kidney impairment
  Yes 17.2 ± 3.8 0.04
  No 15.8 ± 3.9
Previous stroke
  Yes 16.6 ± 2.7 0.69
  No 16.3 ± 4.1
Smoking, past or present
  Yes 14.3 ± 4.1 0.28
  No 15.8 ± 4.2
Alcoholism, past or present
  Yes 16.1 ± 4.0 0.34
  No 16.9 ± 3.7
Neoplasia
  Yes 15.6 ± 4.4 0.38
  No 16.4 ± 3.9