Table 5. Association between demographic variables and discontinuation of medications .

Characteristics	Description	I stop taking my medications for a period of time					P - value
		Always	Usually	Sometimes	Rare	Never
Age group	< 40	2 (66.7%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (19.0%)	0.061
	40 - 60	1 (33.3%)	1 (50.0%)	4 (40.0%)	2 (33.3%)	24 (38.1%)
	> 60	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (50.0%)	4 (66.7%)	27 (42.9%)
Gender	Male	1 (50.0%)	2 (66.7%)	3 (30.0%)	4 (66.7%)	26 (41.3%)	0.578
	Female	1 (50.0%)	1 (33.3%)	7 (70.0%)	2 (33.3%)	37 (58.7%)
Type of Disease	Breast Cancer	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	2 (20.0%)	1 (14.3%)	16 (25.4%)	0.837
	Rectal Cancer	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (14.3%)	7 (11.1%)
	Other Cancer	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	7 (70.0%)	5 (71.4%)	40 (63.5%)
Comorbidities	With Comorbidities	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	5 (45.5%)	5 (83.3%)	25 (39.7%)	0.128
	Without Comorbidities	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (54.5%)	2 (16.7%)	38 (60.3%)