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.