Table 1 Distribution of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and treatment satisfaction in relation to good and poor adherence
|  |  | Total (n = 90) | Good Adherence 55.5% (50) | Poor Adherence 44.5% (40) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient | Age | 11.9 (±4.4) | 10.1 (±4.3) | 14.1 (±3.4) | < 0.0001*** | |
Follow-up (years) | 3.7 (±3.7) | 3.1 (±3.0) | 4.4 (±4.4) | 0.150 | ||
Disease activity | Active | 52.8% (47) | 52% (26) | 53.8% (21) | 0.516 | |
Inactive | 47.2% (42) | 48% (24) | 46.2% (18) | |||
Quantity of prescribed medications | 5.5 (±2.2) | 5.2 (±2.2) | 5.8 (±2.2) | 0.294 | ||
Caregiver | Age | 39.2 (±8.6) | 37.1 (±8.2) | 41.7 (±8.5) | 0.0113* | |
Kinship | Mother | 82.2% (74) | 86% (43) | 77.5% (31) | 0.252 | |
Father | 12.2% (11) | 12% (6) | 12.5% (5) | |||
Other a | 5.6% (5) | 2% (1) | 10% (4) | |||
Marital status | Married | 75.5% (68) | 82% (41) | 67.5% (27) | 0.090 | |
Other b | 24.5% (22) | 18% (9) | 32.5% (13) | |||
Schooling | Stage 1 c | 47.8% (43) | 38% (19) | 60% (24) | 0.031* | |
Stage 2 d | 52.2% (47) | 62% (31) | 40% (16) | |||
ABEP socioeconomic score | 20.9 (±5.2) | 21.1 (±4.6) | 20.6 (±5.9) | 0.713 | ||
Treatment satisfaction | 90.1 (±11.0) | 91.5 (±9.3) | 0.471 | |||