How May Coexisting Frailty Influence Adherence to Treatment in Elderly Hypertensive Patients?

Table 4

Evaluation of compliance with therapeutic recommendations using a HBCHTS questionnaire.

HBCHTS –; Global score	N	M	SD	Me	Min	Max	Q1	Q3
	160	20.24	4.01	19.5	14	32	17	22
Subscale	N	M	SD	Me	Min	Max	Q1	Q3
Reduced sodium intake	160	4.79	1.08	5	3	8	4	5
Appointment keeping	160	3.35	1.18	3	2	6	2	4
Antihypertensive medication taking	160	12.1	3.05	11	9	24	10	14

HBCHTS: Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale; M: mean; Max: maximum; Me: median; Min: minimum; N: number of patients; Q1-Q3: quartiles -; SD: standard deviation.