Table 2.
Adherence to the medication comparison with the categorical baseline parameters
| Parameters | High (n = 825) | Medium (n = 523) | Low (n = 652) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 465 (56.4%) | 277 (53%) | 298 (45.7%) | <0.001 |
| Female | 360 (43.6%) | 246 (47%) | 354 (54.3%) | ||
| Ethnicity | Middle eastern | 717 (86.9%) | 405 (77.4%) | 543 (83.3%) | <0.001 |
| White/caucasian | 100 (12.1%) | 106 (20.3%) | 94 (14.4%) | ||
| Black | 8 (1%) | 12 (2.3%) | 15 (2.3%) | ||
| Educational level | College/university | 559 (67.8%) | 310 (59.3%) | 291 (44.6%) | <0.001 |
| Primary/secondary school | 232 (28.1%) | 164 (31.4%) | 273 (41.9%) | ||
| Illiterate | 34 (4.1%) | 49 (9.4%) | 88 (13.5%) | ||
| Marital status | Married | 678 (82.2%) | 431 (82.4%) | 507 (77.8%) | 0.017 |
| Widowed | 92 (11.2%) | 51 (9.8%) | 105 (16.1%) | ||
| Divorced | 25 (3%) | 22 (4.2%) | 24 (3.7%) | ||
| Single | 30 (3.6%) | 19 (3.6%) | 16 (2.5%) | ||
| Employment status | Full time | 423 (51.3%) | 220 (42.1%) | 217 (33.3%) | <0.001 |
| Retired | 163 (19.8%) | 85 (16.3%) | 107 (16.4%) | ||
| Housekeeper | 96 (11.6%) | 74 (14.1%) | 166 (25.5%) | ||
| Not employed | 64 (7.8%) | 77 (14.7%) | 105 (16.1%) | ||
| Part time | 79 (9.6%) | 67 (12.8%) | 57 (8.7%) | ||
| Patient daily physical activity/exercise level | Inactive | 160 (19.4%) | 116 (22.2%) | 175 (26.8%) | <0.001 |
| Low | 266 (32.2%) | 154 (29.4%) | 256 (39.3%) | ||
| Moderate | 307 (37.2%) | 191 (36.5%) | 169 (25.9%) | ||
| High | 92 (11.2%) | 62 (11.9%) | 52 (8.0%) | ||
| Patient have any diet control/regimen | No | 523 (63.4%) | 338 (64.6%) | 498 (76.4%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 302 (36.6%) | 185 (35.4%) | 154 (23.6%) | ||
| Smoking status | Never | 646 (78.3%) | 387 (74.0%) | 470 (72.1%) | 0.066 |
| Currently | 108 (13.1%) | 78 (14.9%) | 113 (17.3%) | ||
| Quit | 71 (8.6%) | 58 (11.1%) | 69 (10.6%) | ||
| Family history of HTN | Yes | 500 (71.5%) | 294 (69.5%) | 387 (74.4%) | 0.236 |
| No | 199 (28.5%) | 129 (30.5%) | 133 (25.6%) | ||
| Frequency/day of last fixed-dose combination | Once | 818 (99.2%) | 513 (98.1%) | 635 (97.4%) | 0.031 |
| Twice | 7 (0.8%) | 10 (1.9%) | 17 (2.6%) | ||