Table 2.
Characteristics of adherent and non‐adherent patients (n = 1279)
| Characteristic | Adherent patients MPR ≥ 80% (n = 1059) % (n) | Non‐adherent patients MPR < 80% (n = 220) % (n) | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 43.6 (15.3) | 41.7 (13.6) | 0.079 |
| Female sex | 54.8 (580) | 55.0 (121) | 1.0 |
| SES score (1–20 scale; mean, SD) | 11.0 (5.8) | 10.2 (5.9) | 0.074 |
| Missing SES score | 14.5 (154) | 17.3 (38) | 0.302 |
| District | 0.734 | ||
| Centre | 67.4 (714) | 69.1 (152) | |
| North | 19.1 (202) | 16.8 (37) | |
| South | 13.5 (143) | 14.1 (31) | |
| Ever smoked | 19.3 (204) | 24.1 (53) | 0.125 |
| BMI (kg m −2 ) | 0.695 | ||
| <25 | 24.5 (259) | 22.3 (49) | |
| 26–30 | 28.0 (297) | 26.8 (59) | |
| >30 | 24.3 (257) | 24.1 (53) | |
| Unknown | 23.2 (246) | 26.8 (59) | |
| Disease | 0.273 | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 19.5 (43) | 22.5 (238) | |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 20.5 (45) | 14.9 (158) | |
| Crohn's disease | 21.4 (47) | 24.1 (255) | |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 21.8 (48) | 18.9 (200) | |
| Psoriasis | 9.1 (20) | 10.7 (113) | |
| Ulcerative Colitis | 7.7 (17) | 9.0 (95) | |
| Clinical history | |||
| Cardiovascular disease | 8.2 (87) | 5.0 (11) | 0.136 |
| Diabetes | 9.3 (98) | 8.2 (18) | 0.708 |
| Hypertension | 20.8 (220) | 15.0 (33) | 0.062 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 6.8 (72) | 4.5 (10) | 0.276 |
| History of cancer | 5.0 (53) | 1.8 (4) | 0.057 |
| Utilization of healthcare services in baseline year, median (IQR) | |||
| Primary care visits | 20.0 (12.0, 31.0) | 17.0 (11.0, 27.0) | 0.020 |
| Secondary care visits | 8.0 (4.0, 13.0) | 7.0 (3.75, 12.0) | 0.046 |
| ≥1 Hospitalization | 29.3 (310) | 20.5 (55) | 0.174 |
| Number of inpatient days among hospitalized patients (n = 365) | 5.5 (2; 11) | 5 (1;9) | 0.275 |