Table 4. [Part 2]. Differences Between Adherers and Non-Adherers to Self-Care Behaviors.
| Characteristics | Medication Adherence | Low-Salt Diet | Physical Activity | Nonsmoking | Weight Management | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherers (n = 663) | Non-Adherers (n = 1173) | Adherers (n = 226) | Non-Adherers (n = 1610) | Adherers (n = 449) | Non-Adherers (n = 1387) | Adherers (n = 1592) | Non-Adherers (n = 244) | Adherers (n = 720) | Non-Adherers (n = 1116) | |
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Farmer | 79 (11.9) | 122 (10.4) | 27 (11.9) | 174 (10.8) | 59 (13.1) | 142 (10.2) | 155 (9.7) | 46 (18.9) | 83 (11.5) | 118 (10.6) |
| Employed | 38 (5.7) | 73 (6.2) | 10 (4.4) | 101 (6.3) | 31 (6.9) | 80 (5.8) | 99 (6.2) | 12 (4.9) | 43 (6) | 68 (6.1) |
| Retired | 62 (9.4) | 122 (10.4) | 19 (8.4) | 165 (10.2) | 56 (12.5) | 128 (9.2) | 167 (10.5) | 17 (7) | 66 (9.2) | 118 (10.6) |
| Unemployed | 91 (13.7) | 178 (15.2) | 40 (17.7) | 229 (14.2) | 66 (14.7) | 203 (14.6) | 222 (13.9) | 47 (19.3) | 99 (13.8) | 170 (15.2) |
| Housekeeper | 393 (59.3) | 678 (57.8) | 130 (57.5) | 941 (58.4) | 237 (52.8) | 834 (60.1) | 949 (56.6) | 122 (50) | 429 (56.9) | 642 (57.5) |
| Income | ||||||||||
| Poor | 603 (91) | 1052 (89.7) | 211 (90.4) | 1444 (89.7) | 406 (90.4) | 1249 (90.1) | 1429 (89.8) | 226 (92.6) | 647 (89.9) | 1008 (90.3) |
| Medium | 52 (7.8) | 96 (8.2) | 11 (4.9) | 137 (8.5) | 35 (7.8) | 113 (8.1) | 134 (8.4) | 14 (5.7) | 52 (7.2) | 96 (8.6) |
| Good | 8 (1.2) | 25 (2.1) | 4 (1.8) | 29 (1.8) | 8 (1.8) | 25 (1.8) | 29 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | 21 (2.9) | 12 (1.1) |
| Body mass index (BMI) | ||||||||||
| < 18.5 | 4 (0.6) | 11 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 14 (0.9) | 3 (0.7) | 12 (0.9) | 12 (0.8) | 3 (1.2) | 6 (0.8) | 9 (0.8) |
| 18.5 - 25 | 239 (36) | 416 (35.5) | 79 (35) | 576 (35.8) | 170 (37.9) | 485 (35) | 561 (35.2) | 94 (38.5) | 270 (37.5) | 385 (34.5) |
| 25 - 30 | 250 (37.7) | 486 (41.4) | 94 (41.6) | 642 (39.9) | 185 (41.2) | 551 (39.7) | 642 (40.3) | 94 (38.5) | 265 (36.8) | 471 (42.2) |
| ≥ 30 | 170 (25.6) | 260 (22.2) | 52 (23) | 387 (23.5) | 91 (20.3) | 339 (24.4) | 377 (23.7) | 53 (21.7) | 179 (24.9) | 251 (22.5) |
| Duration since diagnosis (years) | ||||||||||
| < 5 | 315 (47.5) | 640 (54.6) | 106 (46.9) | 849 (52.7) | 260 (57.9) | 695 (50.1) | 826 (51.9) | 126 (522.9) | 389 (54) | 566 (50.7) |
| 5 - 9 | 135 (20.4) | 231 (19.7) | 40 (17.7) | 326 (20.2) | 89 (19.8) | 277 (20) | 314 (19.7) | 52 (21.3) | 134 (18.6) | 232 (20.8) |
| 10 - 14 | 118 (17.8) | 180 (15.3) | 49 (21.7) | 249 (15.5) | 61 (13.6) | 237 (17.1) | 264 (16.6) | 34 (13.9) | 124 (17.2) | 174 (15.6) |
| 15 - 19 | 54 (8.1) | 75 (6.4) | 13 (5.8) | 116 (7.2) | 22 (4.9) | 107 (7.7) | 109 (6.8) | 20 (8.2) | 41 (5.7) | 88 (7.9) |
| 20 | 41 (6.2) | 47 (4.0) | 18 (8.0) | 70 (4.3) | 17 (3.8) | 71 (5.1) | 79 (5.0) | 9 (3.7) | 32 (4.4) | 56 (5.0) |