A New Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale: Validation in Lebanese Hypertensive Adults

Table 1

Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics.

Variable	Items	Mean/	SD/%
Age		65.05	12.93
Sex	Male	197	48.8
	Female	207	51.2
Place of residence	Beirut	191	47.2
	Mount Lebanon	165	40.7
	North	4	1
	South	29	7.2
	Bekaa	16	4
Educational level	Illiterate	41	10.4
	Primary	101	25.7
	Complementary	81	20.6
	Secondary	68	17.3
	University	102	26
Frequency of physician’s consultation	No routine consultation	131	32.9
	Once in six months	79	19.8
	Once in three months	151	37.9
	Once a month	32	8
	Once or more every two weeks	5	1.3
Health coverage	Self-payer	52	12.9
	Social security	132	32.7
	Cooperative of state employees	37	9.2
	Army	2	0.5
	General security	8	2
	Private insurance	121	30
	Nongovernmental organization	36	8.9
	Other	16	4
Socioeconomic status; (crowding index)	Low socioeconomic status	9	3.6
	Moderate	111	44.8
	High	128	51.6
BMI	Underweight	2	0.5
	Normal	107	26.7
	Overweight	159	39.7
	Obese	133	33.2
Physical activity	No physical activity	285	71.1
	Lower than 150 min/week	24	6.0
	150 min/week or higher	92	22.9
Smoking	Never	199	49.1
	Stopped	78	19.3
	Still smoking	128	31.6
Stress level	Very low	10	4
	Low	49	19.7
	Moderate	105	42.2
	High	48	19.3
	Very high	37	14.9
Caffeine intake per day (mg)		67.67	53.17
Low sodium diet	No	143	36.6
	Yes	248	63.4