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Table 2 Multiple linear regression analysis of association between factors and medication adherence

From: Relationship of treatment satisfaction to medication adherence: findings from a cross-sectional survey among hypertensive patients in Palestine

Variable

Correlation coefficient

Regression coefficient (β)

95% CI for B

p-value

Age

0.03

0.04

-0.13-0.26

0.514

Gender

0.16

0.16

0.25-0.94

0.001

Marital status

-0.07

-0.08

-0.51-0.06

0.128

Educational level

0.02

0.02

-0.14-0.21

0.706

Therapy type

-0.06

-0.06

-0.87-0.21

0.234

Number of chronic diseases

-0.04

-0.07

-0.44-0.16

0.367

Number of medications

-0.01

-0.01

-0.43-0.37

0.875

Global treatment satisfaction

0.29

0.30

0.02-0.03

<0.000

  1. Abbreviations: β Beta standardized linear regression coefficient; 95% CI 95% confidence interval for B unstandardized linear coefficients.