Table 2.
The Percentage of Compliant Patients in the Control Group and Intervention Group
| Adherence rate | Control group n (%) |
Intervention group n (%) |
P value (χ2 test) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITT analysis | 142 (80.68) | 154 (87.50) | 0.080 |
| ≤ 40 years | 55 (70.51)* | 68 (86.08) | 0.018 |
| 41–65 years | 87 (88.78) | 86 (88.66) | 0.979 |
| PP analysis | 142 (86.59) | 154 (94.48) | 0.015 |
| ≤ 40 years | 55 (78.57)† | 68 (94.44) | 0.006 |
| 41–65 years | 87 (92.55) | 86 (94.51) | 0.590 |
*P = 0.0035 compared with elderly group (41–65 years, χ2 test). †P = 0.011 compared with elderly group (41–65 years, χ2 test). ITT, intention-to-treat; PP, per-protocol