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. 2017 Jun 21;41(3):213–222. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2017.41.3.213

Table 5. Characteristics of respondents by MMS score.

Characteristic No. MMS motivation MMS knowledge MMS total
Mean±SD P valuea P valueb Mean±SD P valuea P valueb Mean±SD P valuea P valueb
Sex 0.5801 0.9596 0.2562 0.5927 0.8769 0.9508
 Male 65 2.2±1.1 2.6±0.6 4.7±1.4
 Female 37 2.3±0.9 2.4±0.7 4.8±1.2
Age, yr 0.2041 0.4682 0.1536 0.1141 0.5999 0.7101
 <50 30 2.0±1.0 2.7±0.5 4.8±1.2
 ≥50 and <60 35 2.1±1.0 2.5±0.7 4.5±1.3
 ≥60 37 2.4±1.0 2.4±0.6 4.8±1.4
Body mass index, kg/m2 20 0.2286 0.4949 0.1107 0.2073 0.9876 0.9699
 <22.9 2.5±1.0 2.3±0.7 4.8±1.5
 23.0–24.9 27 2.3±0.9 2.5±0.7 4.7±1.4
 ≥25 55 2.1±1.1 2.6±0.5 4.7±1.2
Total 102 2.2±1.0 - - 2.5±0.6 - - 4.7±1.3 - -

MMS, modified Morisky scale; SD, standard deviation.

aCrude effect, bAdjusted by clinic, sex, age, body mass index, blood pressure, and glucose.