Table 2. Comparison of statin compliance by MMAS and the pill count method.
MMAS = Morisky medication adherence scale; S.D. = standard deviation
| Parameters | Pill count method | MMAS category ( score range) | p-value | ||
| Low (<6) | Medium (6 to <8) | High (8) | |||
| Number of patients (N) | 200 | 117 | 65 | 18 | |
| Mean pill count (mean±S.D.) | 56.71 | 45.10±10.69 | 68.42±9.46 | 89.87±3.16 | 0.000 |
| Number of non-adherers (pill count <60%) (N) | 121 | 113/117 (96.58%) | 9/65 (13.84%) | 0/18 (0%) | 0.000 |
| Number of adherers (pill count≥60%) (N) | 79 | 4/117 (3.41%) | 56/65 (86.15%) | 18/18 (100%) | 0.000 |