Logistic regression on factors influencing medication adherence (MA) to oral hypoglycaemic agents
Low MA (OR, 95% CI) | p Value | |
Age | 0.97 (0.95 to 0.997) | 0.03 |
Ethnicity | ||
Indian | Reference | – |
Chinese | 2.80 (1.53 to 5.15) | <0.01 |
Malay | 1.24 (0.52 to 2.97) | 0.63 |
Others | 1.05 (0.15 to 7.50) | 0.96 |
Marital status | ||
Single | Reference | – |
Married | 0.95 (0.44 to 2.06) | 0.89 |
Divorced/separated | 3.20 (0.73 to 14.1) | 0.12 |
Widowed | 0.79 (0.26 to 2.40) | 0.68 |
Administration of medication | ||
Self-medication | Reference | - |
Assisted by a family member or domestic helper | 0.47 (0.19 to 1.22) | 0.12 |
Total number of daily/regular medications | ||
Up to four | Reference | – |
Five or more | 0.76 (0.48 to 1.21) | 0.24 |
HbA1c | 1.27 (1.06 to 1.51) | 0.01 |