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. 2018 Mar 8;53(6):389–392. doi: 10.1177/0018578718758971

Table 2.

Factors Relating With Drug Compliance (N = 300).

Taking medicines regularly
Yes
No
P valuea
n % n %
Age (years)
 ≤55 123 50 24 44.40 0.460
 >55 123 50 30 55.60
Gender
 Male 137 55.70 21 38.90 .025*
 Female 109 44.30 33 61.10
Monitoring BP
 Yes 146 59.30 13 24.10 <0.001**
 No 100 40.70 41 75.90
Comorbidities
 Diabetes 13 5.30 1 1.90 0.194
 IHD 109 44.30 32 59.30
 Diabetes and IHD both 79 32.10 12 22.20
 None 45 18.30 9 1.00
Duration of HTN (years)
 ≤5 114 46.30 34 63 .018*
 6-10 82 33.30 17 31.50
 ≥11 50 20.30 3 5.60

Note. BP = blood pressure; IHD = ischemic heart disease; HTN = hypertension.

a

Chi-square test applied.

*

p-value <0.05, **p-value <0.001.