Characteristics | Health literacy | Binary logistic | p values | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adequate, n = 75 | Inadequate, n = 176 | OR (CI) | ||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 65 (reference) | 58 | 128 | 0.8 (0.33–2.1) | 0.708 |
> 65 | 17 | 48 |  |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 59 | 98 | 1.3 (0.54–2.9) | 0.59 |
Female (reference) | 16 | 78 | Â | Â |
Area of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban (reference) | 67 | 154 | 1.18 (0.27–4.1) | 0.962 |
Rural | 8 | 22 | Â | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No—primary (reference) | 19 | 160 | 19.3 (8.3–45.1) | 0.0001** |
Secondary—higher | 56 | 16 |  |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Employed | 27 | 34 | 1.94 (0.82–4.6) | 0.132 |
Unemployed (reference) | 48 | 142 | Â | Â |
Socioeconomic status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lower (reference) | 8 | 4 | Â | Â |
Middle | 38 | 25 | 2 (0.35–11.8) | 0.43 |
Upper | 31 | 147 | 2.1 (0.83–5.3) | 0.113 |
Time since first episode (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤ 5 (reference) | 57 | 135 | 1.2 (0.58–2.3) | 0.69 |
> 5 | 18 | 41 |  |  |
History of re-vascularization | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes (reference) | 38 | 43 | 0.28 (0.15–0.51) | 0.0001** |
No | 37 | 133 | Â | Â |
Type of ischemic condition | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Angina | 17 | 35 | 1.61 (0.78–3.3) | 0.198 |
Myocardial infarction (reference) | 58 | 141 | Â | Â |
No. of CVD risk factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0–1 (reference) | 24 | 58 | 2.1 (0.81–5.78) | 0.101 |
2 | 28 | 57 | 1.3 (0.48–3.6) | 0.534 |
≥ 3 | 23 | 61 |  |  |
Medication adherence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Adherent | 63 | 136 | 4.3 (1.34–13.7) | 0.014* |
Non-adherent (reference) | 12 | 40 | Â | Â |