Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications in Iranian Patients

Table 2

Comparison of blood pressure variables between low and moderate/high adherence groups among 280 Iranian hypertensive patients.

	Total; ()	Low adherers; ()	Moderate/high adherers; ()	Sig.
HTN duration, mean (±SD), year	7.23 (±5.97)	7.06 (±5.71)	7.40 (±6.23)	0.966
History of HTN crisis	99 (35.3%)	62 (62.5%)	37 (37.4%)	0.001
BP measurement by a health care provider in the last 6 months	230 (82.1%)	107 (46.5%)	123 (53.5%)	0.025
Self-awareness of BP	161 (57.5%)	81 (50.3%)	80 (49.7%)	0.795
Mean systolic BP, mmHg	136.7 (±16.2)	139.6 (±15.2)	133.8 (±16.8)	0.003
Mean diastolic BP, mmHg	83.9 (±9.0)	85.7 (±8.3)	82.1 (±9.2)	<0.001
Controlled BP in nondiabetics	120	49 (40.8%)	71 (59.2%)	<0.001
Controlled BP in diabetics	2	0	2 (100%)	0.504