Table 4.

Associations between mediators and patient adherence (socio-demographic characteristics were controlled)

Variables	Adherence to medication therapy		Adherence to diet therapy
	OR (95% CI)	P	OR (95% CI)	P
Health attitudes
Less positive	1		1
More positive	0.65 (0.34, 1.24)	0.19	0.88 (0.48, 1.62)	0.69
Self-efficacy
Lower	1		1
Higher	2.76 (1.45, 5.26)	0.002*	3.57 (1.91, 6.65)	< 0.001*
Variables	Adherence to regular exercise		Adherence to tobacco and alcohol avoidance
	OR (95% CI)	P	OR (95% CI)	P
Health attitudes
Less positive	1		1
More positive	0.92 (0.49, 1.73)	0.79	1.20 (0.55, 2.59)	0.65
Self-efficacy
Lower	1		1
Higher	2.30 (1.22, 4.32)	0.01*	0.95 (0.44, 2.04)	0.89
Variables	Adherence to stress reduction		Adherence to self-monitoring/self-care
	OR (95% CI)	P	OR (95% CI)	P
Health attitudes
Less positive	1		1
More positive	1.11 (0.58, 2.10)	0.75	0.86 (0.47, 1.59)	0.64
Self-efficacy
Lower	1		1
Higher	1.36 (0.73, 2.53)	0.34	1.28 (0.70, 2.35)	0.42

*indicates a significant association