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Table 3 Association of Health literacy with demographics, clinical characteristics and medication adherence in IHD patients

From: Association of health literacy and medication adherence with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with ischemic heart disease

Characteristics

Health literacy

Binary logistic

p values

Adequate, n = 75

Inadequate, n = 176

OR (CI)

Age

    

< 65 (reference)

58

128

0.8 (0.33–2.1)

0.708

> 65

17

48

  

Gender

    

Male

59

98

1.3 (0.54–2.9)

0.59

Female (reference)

16

78

  

Area of residence

    

Urban (reference)

67

154

1.18 (0.27–4.1)

0.962

Rural

8

22

  

Education

    

No—primary (reference)

19

160

19.3 (8.3–45.1)

0.0001**

Secondary—higher

56

16

  

Employment status

    

Employed

27

34

1.94 (0.82–4.6)

0.132

Unemployed (reference)

48

142

  

Socioeconomic status

    

Lower (reference)

8

4

  

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)

    

≤ 5 (reference)

57

135

1.2 (0.58–2.3)

0.69

> 5

18

41

  

History of re-vascularization

    

Yes (reference)

38

43

0.28 (0.15–0.51)

0.0001**

No

37

133

  

Type of ischemic condition

    

Angina

17

35

1.61 (0.78–3.3)

0.198

Myocardial infarction (reference)

58

141

  

No. of CVD risk factors

    

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

    

Adherent

63

136

4.3 (1.34–13.7)

0.014*

Non-adherent (reference)

12

40

  
  1. OR odds ratio, CVD cardiovascular disease, CI confidence interval
  2. *p ≤ 0.05–0.002; **≤ 0.001–0.0001