Table 1. Baseline characteristics of adherent and non-adherent groups
Variable | Adherent group (n=66) | Non-adherent group (n=45) | p-value |
Age | 52.4±12.7/55 [16.3] | 52.6±13.0/53 [21] | 0.736 |
Sex | | | |
Male | 54 (81.8) | 35 (77.8) | 0.600 |
Female | 12 (18.2) | 10 (22.2) | |
BMI | 27.6±4.3/27.1 [4] | 26.4±3.5/25.6 [4.2] | 0.087 |
Smoking | | | |
No | 56 (84.9) | 36 (80) | 0.506 |
Yes | 10 (15.1) | 9 (20) | |
HTN | | | |
No | 40 (60.6) | 34 (75.6) | 0.101 |
Yes | 26 (39.4) | 11 (24.4) | |
CVD/stroke | | | |
No | 57 (86.4) | 38 (84.4) | 0.777 |
Yes | 9 (13.6) | 7 (15.6) | |
NSD | | | |
No | 40 (60.6) | 30 (66.7) | 0.516 |
Yes | 26 (39.4) | 15 (33.3) | |
Values were presented by mean±SD/median [interquartile range] or n (%).
BMI: body mass index, HTN: hypertension, CVD: cardiovascular disease, NSD: nasal septal deviation.