Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and behaviors of nonadherence in the total cohort and in patients with or without comorbidities *.
| Variables | Comorbidities * | p-Value | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age, years (n = 235) | 0.233 | |||
| <65 | 82 (59.0) | 49 (51.0) | 131 (55.7) | |
| ≥65 | 57 (54.8) | 47 (49.0) | 104 (44.3) | |
| Sex (n = 238) | 0.895 | |||
| Female | 63 (44.7) | 45 (46.4) | 108 (45.4) | |
| Male | 78 (55.3) | 52 (53.6) | 130 (54.6) | |
| Education, years (n = 237) | 0.407 | |||
| <9 | 50 (35.5) | 37 (38.5) | 87 (36.7) | |
| 10–12 | 45 (31.9) | 23 (24.0) | 68 (28.7) | |
| ≤12 | 46 (32.6) | 36 (37.5) | 82 (34.6) | |
| Marital status (n = 237) | 0.881 | |||
| Married | 104 (74.3) | 71 (73.2) | 175 (73.8) | |
| Other | 36 (25.7) | 26 (26.8) | 62 (26.1) | |
| Physical health awareness (n = 238) | 0.219 | |||
| Normal/good | 121 (85.8) | 89 (91.8) | 210 (88.2) | |
| Poor | 20 (14.2) | 8 (8.2) | 28 (11.8) | |
| Mental health awareness (n = 238) | 0.869 | |||
| Normal/good | 114 (80.9) | 77 (79.3) | 191 (80.3) | |
| Poor | 27 (19.1) | 20 (20.6) | 47 (19.7) | |
| Sleep condition (n = 237) | 0.355 | |||
| >7 h a day | 72 (51.1) | 58 (60.4) | 130 (54.9) | |
| <7 h a day | 61 (43.3) | 33 (34.4) | 94 (39.7) | |
| Insomnia | 8 (5.7) | 5 (5.2) | 13 (5.5) | |
| Exercise (n = 238) | 0.889 | |||
| No | 46 (32.6) | 33 (34.0) | 79 (33.2) | |
| Yes | 95 (67.4) | 64 (66.0) | 159 (66.8) | |
| Smoking (n = 238) | 0.573 | |||
| No | 119 (84.4) | 85 (87.6) | 204 (85.7) | |
| Yes | 22 (15.6) | 12 (12.4) | 34 (14.3) | |
| Alcohol consumption (n = 238) | 0.763 | |||
| No | 105 (74.5) | 74 (76.3) | 179 (75.2) | |
| Often/occasionally | 36 (25.5) | 23 (23.7) | 59 (24.8) | |
| Compliance with low oil/sugar/sodium diet (n = 238) | 0.113 | |||
| Never | 10 (7.1) | 15 (15.5) | 25 (10.5) | |
| Often | 60 (42.6) | 36 (37.1) | 96 (40.3) | |
| Always | 71 (50.4) | 46 (47.4) | 117 (49.2) | |
| Use of dietary supplements (n = 237) | 1.00 | |||
| No | 68 (48.2) | 47 (49.0) | 115 (48.5) | |
| Yes | 73 (51.8) | 49 (51.0) | 122 (51.5) | |
| Number of drugs (n = 232) | <0.001 | |||
| <3 | 97 (71.3) | 44 (45.8) | 141 (59.2) | |
| >3 | 39 (28.7) | 52 (54.2) | 91 (38.2) | |
| Number of Medication doses per day (n = 238) | 0.012 | |||
| 1 | 103 (73.0) | 55 (56.7) | 158 (66.4) | |
| >1 | 38 (27.0) | 42 (43.3) | 80 (33.6) | |
| Forgetting to take medication (n = 238) | 0.058 | |||
| No | 94 (66.7) | 76 (78.4) | 170 (71.4) | |
| Yes | 47 (33.3) | 21 (21.6) | 68 (28.6) | |
| Reducing the dose (n = 236) | 0.061 | |||
| No | 131 (94.2) | 84 (86.6) | 215 (90.3) | |
| Yes | 8 (5.8) | 13 (13.4) | 21 (8.8) | |
| Discontinuing medication (n = 238) | 0.255 | |||
| No | 125 (88.7) | 91 (93.8) | 216 (90.8) | |
| Yes | 16 (11.3) | 6 (6.2) | 22 (9.2) | |
* Diabetes, kidney disease, or both.