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Table 2 Associations between socio-demographic characteristics and patient adherence

From: An examination of the socio-demographic correlates of patient adherence to self-management behaviors and the mediating roles of health attitudes and self-efficacy among patients with coexisting type 2 diabetes and hypertension

Socio-demographic characteristics

Adherence to medication therapy

Adherence to diet therapy

Adherence to regular exercise

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Sex

 Male

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Female

1.55 (0.81, 2.96)

0.19

1.33 (0.72, 2.46)

0.36

0.49 (0.26, 0.94)

0.03*

Age (years)

  < 64

1

 

1

 

1

 

  ≥ 64

1.21 (0.65, 2.28)

0.55

2.21 (1.19, 4.09)

0.01*

1.17 (0.63, 2.20)

0.62

Education level

 Lower

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Higher

0.66 (0.34, 1.29)

0.23

1.23 (0.66, 2.30)

0.51

1.84 (0.95, 3.59)

0.07

Living status

 Living alone

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Living with family/others

0.63 (0.23, 1.69)

0.36

0.74 (0.29, 1.87)

0.52

3.44 (1.24, 9.49)

0.02*

Perceived health status

 Poor

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Good

2.02 (1.08, 3.76)

0.03*

1.44 (0.80, 2.61)

0.23

1.69 (0.91, 3.15)

0.10

Diabetes duration (years)

  ≤ 15

1

 

1

 

1

 

  > 15

0.99 (0.53, 1.87)

0.99

1.08 (0.59, 1.97)

0.81

1.72 (0.92, 3.20)

0.09

Hypertension duration (years)

  ≤ 10

1

 

1

 

1

 

  > 10

1.58 (0.83, 3.01)

0.17

0.90 (0.49, 1.66)

0.74

0.66 (0.35, 1.24)

0.20

Socio-demographic characteristics

Adherence to tobacco and alcohol avoidance

Adherence to stress reduction

Adherence to self-monitoring/self-care

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Sex

 Male

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Female

9.87 (3.83, 25.41)

< 0.001*

0.60 (0.32, 1.12)

0.11

1.23 (0.68, 2.24)

0.49

Age (years)

  < 64

1

 

1

 

1

 

  ≥ 64

1.73 (0.79, 3.78)

0.17

0.76 (0.41, 1.41)

0.39

2.17 (1.16, 4.05)

0.02*

Education level

 Lower

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Higher

1.08 (0.50, 2.34)

0.84

1.62 (0.84, 3.11)

0.15

1.00 (0.55, 1.83)

1.00

Living status

 Living alone

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Living with family/others

0.10 (0.01, 0.85)

0.04*

0.75 (0.28, 2.00)

0.57

2.37 (0.94, 5.97)

0.07

Perceived health status

 Poor

1

 

1

 

1

 

VGood

1.87 (0.87, 3.99)

0.11

1.61 (0.87, 2.96)

0.13

0.81 (0.45, 1.46)

0.49

Diabetes duration (years)

  ≤ 15

1

 

1

 

1

 

  > 15

0.88 (0.41, 1.87)

0.74

1.68 (0.90, 3.16)

0.10

2.33 (1.25, 4.37)

0.01*

Hypertension duration (years)

  ≤ 10

1

 

1

 

1

 

  > 10

1.32 (0.60, 2.92)

0.49

1.18 (0.62, 2.24)

0.61

0.77 (0.41, 1.45)

0.42

  1. *indicates a significant association
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