- Medical history of patients by adherence status.
| Variables | Total | Adherence | Non adherence | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Chronic illnesses | |||||||
| Hypertension | 8 | 3.9 | 7 | 4.1 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.550 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 6 | 2.9 | 6 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.291 |
| Asthma | 12 | 5.8 | 10 | 5.9 | 2 | 5.3 | 0.876 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases | 4 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.441 |
| Eczema | 1 | .5 | 1 | .6 | 0 | 0 | 0.816 |
| Hematological diseases | 1 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.184 |
| Thyroid diseases | 1 | .5 | 1 | .6 | 0 | 0 | 0.816 |
| Osteoporosis | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.660 |
| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | 1 | .5 | 1 | .6 | 0 | 0 | 0.816 |
| Psoriasis | 1 | .5 | 1 | .6 | 0 | 0 | 0.816 |
| Rheumatoid | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.334 |
| Number | 168 | 81.2 | 135 | 79.9 | 33 | 86.8 | 0.321 |