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

Table 4 Association of HRQoL, physical component summary (PCS-12) and mental component summary (MCS-12), with demographics, clinical characteristics and medication adherence in IHD patients

Characteristics	PCS-12, n = 251			p values	MCS-12, n = 251			p values
	Improving (≥ 50), n = 19	Not improving (< 50) n = 232	Binary logistic		Improving (≥ 50), n = 82	Not improving (< 50) n = 169	Binary logistic
	Improving (≥ 50), n = 19	Not improving (< 50) n = 232	OR (CI)		Improving (≥ 50), n = 82	Not improving (< 50) n = 169	OR (CI)
Age			1.1 (0.34–18.4)	0.91			2.2 (1.1–4.94)	0.034*
< 65	16	170			57	129
> 65	3	62			25	40
Gender			1.6 (0.37–6.7)	0.544			1.7 (0.87–3.3)	0.120
Male	16	141			61	96
Female	3	91			21	73
Education
No—primary	8	171			51	128
Secondary—higher	11	61	3.5 (0.93–13.1)	0.063	31	41	1.6 (0.75–3.7)	0.208
Employment status
Employed	12	49	6.4 (1.8–22.5)	0.004*	32	29	3 (1.5–6.2)	0.002*
Unemployed	7	183			50	140
Time since first episode (years)							0.59 (0.28–1.3)	0.184
≤ 5	18	174	0.14 (0.016–1.25)	0.079	68	124
> 5	1	58			14	45
History of re-vascularization
Yes	7	74	0.69 (0.19–2.5)	0.567	36	45	1.72 (0.91–3.3)	0.098
No	12	158			46	124
Type of ischemic condition			1.8 (0.46–7.1)	0.402			0.61 (0.27–1.4)	0.221
Angina	5	47			18	34
Myocardial infarction	14	185			64	135
No. of CVD risk factors
0–1	9	73	1.4 (0.38–5.2)	0.607	26	56	0.83 (0.38–1.8)	0.639
2	5	80	0.77 (0.18–3.24)	0.717	32	53	1.6 (0.73–3.3)	0.256
≥ 3	5	79			24	60
Medication adherence			3.2 (0.49–20.1)	0.225			4 (1.6–10.3)	0.004*
Adherent	17	182			74	125
Non-adherent	2	50			8	44

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