Table 1 Socio-demographic and disease-related characteristics of the study patients with differences in adherence total scores (N = 410)

Age category

  28-37

13 (3.2)

8.0 [5.3-8.0]

0.042^a

  38-47

39 (9.5)

7.0 [4.8-8.0]

  48-57

149 (36.3)

7.0 [4.8-8.0]

  58-67

119 (29)

7.0 [5.0-8.0]

  ≥68

90 (22)

5.8 [4.7-7.8]

Gender

  Male

197 (48.0)

6.8 [4.8-8.0]

0.048^b

  Female

213 (52.0)

7.0 [5.5-8.0]

BMI

  Normal

35 (8.5)

7.0 [5.3-8.0]

0.231^a

  Overweight

183 (44.6)

7.0 [4.8-8.0]

  Obese

192 (46.2

6.8 [4.8-8.0]

Residency

  Village

194 (47.3)

7.0 [4.8-8.0]

0.626^a

  City

166 (40.5)

6.8 [4.8-8.0]

  Palestinian refugee camps

50 (12.2)

7.6 [5.0-8.0]

Occupation

  Employed

156 (38.0)

7.0 [4.8-8.0]

0.089^a

  Unemployed

63 (15.4)

6.0 [4.8-8.0]

  Housewife

191 (46.6)

7.0 [5.0-8.0]

Marital status

  Single

13 (3.2)

8.0 [6.5-8.0]

0.012^a

  Married

346 (84.4)

7.0 [4.8-8.0]

  Divorced

12 (2.9)

5.1 [3.0-6.8]

  Widowed

39 (9.5)

6.8 [4.5-8.0]

Income (NIS ^c )

  Less than 2000

245 (59.8)

7.0 [4.8-8.0]

0.101^a

  2000-5000

150 (36.6)

7.0 [4.8-8.0]

  More than 5000

15 (3.7)

6.5 [4.5-8.0]

Education

  No formal

40 (9.8)

6.8 [4.5-8.0]

0.009^a

  Primary

149 (36.3)

7.0 [5.0-8.0]

  Secondary

112 (27.3)

6.5 [4.8-8.0]

  University

109 (26.9)

7.8 [5.8-8.0]

Duration of the disease

  < 1 year

4 (1.0)

7.3 [3.7-7.9]

0.451^a

  1-3 years

120 (29.3)

7.0 [4.8-8.0]

  4-5 years

93 (22.7)

7.0 [5.0-8.0]

  ≥ 5 years

193 (47.1)

6.8 [4.8-8.0]

Therapy type

  Mono therapy

54 (13.2)

8.0 [5.5-8.0]

0.004^b

  Multi therapy

356 (86.8)

6.8 [4.8-8.0]

Total number of chronic diseases

  0

151 (36.8)

7.0 [5.0-8.0]

0.016^a

  1

159(38.8)

6.8 [4.8-8.0]

  2

79 (19.3)

7.0 [5.5-8.0]

  ≥4

21 (5.1)

4.8 [3.6-7.4]

Total number of medications

  1-3

166(40.5)

7.3 [5.0-8.0]

0.006^a

  4-6

172(42.0)

6.8 [4.8-8.0]

  ≥7

72(17.6)

5.9 [4.7-7.8]