Table 1.
Population baseline characteristics.
| Total (n = 174) | Adherent (n = 104) | Nonadherent (n = 70) | P value1 | |
| Gender: Male/Females (N) | 91/83 | 60/44 | 31/39 | .08 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 170 ± 27 | 164 ± 25 | 179 ± 25 | <.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 97 ± 18 | 92 ± 17 | 103 ± 18 | <.001 |
| Age (yr) | 56 ± 14 | 56 ± 16 | 56 ± 13 | .9 |
| Number of AHT medications | 4 (1–9) | 4 (1–6) | 5 (1–9) | <.001 |
| Number of non-AHT medications | 3 (0–20) | 3 (0–12) | 4 (0–20) | <.001 |
| Total number of medications | 7 (1–24) | 6 (1–15) | 9 (2–24) | <.001 |
| Comorbidities | n (%) | |||
| Obesity | 93 (53.4) | 59 (56.7) | 34 (48.6) | .27 |
| Cardiovascular disease2 | 82 (47.1) | 44 (42.3) | 38 (54.3) | .16 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 67 (38.5) | 39 (37.5) | 28 (40.0) | .39 |
| Diabetes | 34 (19.5) | 17 (16.3) | 17 (24.3) | .23 |
| Depression, depression or MHD | 33 (19.0) | 19 (18.3) | 14 (20.0) | .23 |
| CKD or other renal pathology | 27 (15.5) | 21 (20.2) | 6 (8.6) | .08 |
| Cancer | 8 (4.6) | 6 (5.8) | 2 (3.0) | .23 |
| Liver disease | 4 (2.3) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (4.3) | .16 |
Data are means ± SD for SBP, DBP and age. Data are mean (range) for number of medications. SBP indicates systolic blood pressure; AHT = antihypertensive, CKD = chronic kidney disease, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, MHD = mental health disorder.
1t-test or chi square
2Cardiovascular disease refers to any pathology of the heart or blood vessels. This includes stroke, heart failure, arrhythmia, valvular heart disease and peripheral artery disease.