From: Patient adherence to antihypertensive medications in upper Egypt: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | OR | 95% CI | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
<40 | 8.1 | 2.4-25.85 | < 0.001 |
40-65 | 2.63 | 1.3-4.64 | < 0.001 |
>65 | 1 | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 1.82 | 1.01-3.35 | 0.14 |
Male | 1 | Â | Â |
Education level | Â | Â | 0.01 |
Illiterate | 1 | Â | Â |
Primary/secondary | 2.32 | 1.26-4.23 | < 0.001 |
Higher | 2.34 | 1.11-5.01 | 0.01 |
Income | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
Low | 1 | Â | Â |
Moderate | 3.06 | 1.02-6.33 | < 0.001 |
High | 4.64 | 2.01-8.31 | < 0.001 |
Comorbidities | Â | Â | Â |
No | 2.02 | 1.01-4.02 | 0.02 |
Yes | 1 | Â | Â |
No. Of antihypertensive pills | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
One | 7.32 | 2.83-19.06 | < 0.001 |
Two | 7.64 | 2.72-21.66 | < 0.001 |
Three or more | 1 | Â | Â |
Residence | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 1 | Â | Â |
Urban | 2.5 | 1.75-4.86 | 0.03 |