Table 2. Comparison of individual items in adherence scale between patients who are adherent and non-adherent to anti-hypertensives at a tertiary hospital in Karachi, Pakistan .

*Patients who scored 2-4 on the Moriskly Green Levine scale are considered adherent while patients who scored 0-1 are considered non-adherent

Questionaire & response	Overall N (%)	Patients who are adherent to antihypertensive medications* n=167 (64%)	Patients who are non-adherent to hypertensive medications* n=93 (36%)	p-value
Do you ever forget to take your medicines?  Yes	107 (41.2)	28 (16)	79 (84)	<0.001
Are you careless at times about taking your medicines?  Yes	113 (4.5)	27 (16.2)	86 (92.5)	<0.001
Do you sometimes stop taking your medicines when you feel better?  Yes	129 (49.6)	44 (26.3)	85 (91.4)	<0.001
Sometimes if you feel worse when you take the medicine, do you stop taking it?  Yes	139 (53.5)	53 (31.7)	86 (92.5)	<0.001