Table 3.

Determinants of adherence according to groups of medications and periods of follow-up.

Medications	Follow-up period
	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	1-year
Factors associated with the increase in adherence
ACEI	Employment status—employeda Marital status—marrieda	Employment status—employeda Education—secondary or highera Marital status—marrieda Economic status—very good and satisfactoryb	Employment status—employeda Education—secondary or highera Marital status—marrieda Economic status—very good and satisfactorya	Employment status—employeda Marital status—marrieda Education—secondary or higherb Family burdenb	Employment status—employeda Marital status—marrieda Education—secondary or higherb
P2Y12 receptor inhibitor
Statins	Employment status—employedb	Marital status—marrieda
Factors associated with the decrease in adherence
ACEI	Age ≥ 65a Prior PTCAa Prior CABGa Prior MIb	Age ≥ 65a Prior MIa Prior PTCAa	Age ≥ 65a Prior MIa Hipierlipidemia a		Prior PTCAa Prior MIa Prior CABGb
P2Y12 receptor inhibitor	Prior PTCAa Prior CABGa	Prior PTCAa Prior CABGa Hyperlipidemiab	Hipierlipidemiaa Prior CABGb Smokingb	Prior CABGb	Prior MIa Prior CABGa Hiperlipidemiaa
Statins	Prior MIa Prior PTCAa History of CADa Age ≥ 65b	Prior MIa Prior PTCAa History of CADa	Prior MIa Living status—with familyb	Smokingb	Prior MIa
ACEI  +  P2Y12 receptor inhibitor  +  Statins	Prior MIa Prior PTCAa Prior CABGa Economic status—very goodb	Prior MIa Prior PTCAa Prior CABGa Hipierlipidemiaa Economic status—very goodb	Prior MIa Hipierlipidemiaa Economic status—very gooda Smokingb Prior PTCAb		Prior MIa Prior PTCAa Prior CABGa Hiperlipidemiaa Economic status—very goodb

Variables with p ≥ 0.1 are not presented.

CAD coronary artery disease, MI myocardial infarction, PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, CABG coronary artery by-pass graft.

^ap < 0.05

^b0.05 ≤ p < 0.1