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Table 3 Comparison of the demographic characteristics of the patients with the parameters of the BMQ scale

From: Evaluation of medication adherence and medication beliefs and their relation with quality of life in osteoporotic patients with and without vertebral fractures: a path analysis

 

Spesific necessity

Spesific concerns

General harm

General overuse

Gender

 Female

2.2 (1.2–3.6)

2.4 (1.6–3.4)

3.3 (2–4.3)

2.3 (1.5–4.3)

 Male

2.2 (2–4)

2.2 (2–3.4)

3.3 (2.3–4.8)

2.3 (1.8–3)

Test statistica

216.0

233.0

223.0

199.0

p

0.507

0.773

0.618

0.343

Marital status

 Married

2.2 (1.8–4)

2.4 (1.6–3.4)

3.3 (2.3–4.8)

2.3 (1.5–4.3)

 Single

2.4 (2.2–3.6)

2.7 (2.4–3)

3.3 (3.3–4.3)

2.4 (1.8–4.3)

 Divorced/widowed

2.2 (1.2–3)

2.2 (1.8–3.4)

3.8 (2–4.3)

2.5 (1.8–3.8)

Test statisticb

4.921

8.363

0.124

4.351

p

0.085

0.015

0.940

0.114

Education level

 Illiterate

2.2 (1.2–2.4)

2.2 (1.8–3.4)

3.8 (2.5–4.3)

2.5 (1.8–3.8)

 Literate

2.2 (1.8–2.4)

2.3 (1.6–3.4)

3.3 (2.3–3.8)

2.3 (1.5–3)

 Primary-middle school

2.2 (2–4)

2.5 (2.2–3.4)

3.5 (3–4.8)

2.1 (1.8–3)

 High school

2.2 (2–3)

2.4 (2–3.4)

3.3 (2–4.3)

2.4 (1.8–4.3)

 University

2.2 (2–3.6)

2.2 (2.2–3.4)

3.8 (3–4.3)

2.3 (1.8–4.3)

 Test statisticb

4.453

4.702

1.272

5.479

p

0.348

0.319

0.866

0.242

Occupational status

 Employee

2.4 (2.2–4)

2.4 (2–2.8)

3.8 (2.3–4.8)

2.8 (1.8–4)

 Housewife

2.2 (1.2–3)

2.3 (1.6–3.4)

3.3 (2–4.3)

2.3 (1.5–4.3)

 Retired

2.2 (2–2.4)

2.2 (2.2–2.2)

3.4 (2.6–3.8)

2.1 (1.8–2.5)

 Engineer

2.2 (2.2–2.2)

3.4 (3.4–3.4)

3.3 (3.3–3.3)

1.8 (1.8–1.8)

 Teacher

2.2 (2–2.6)

2.2 (2.2–2.8)

3.8 (3.3–3.8)

2.5 (1.8–3)

 Accountant

3.6 (3.6–3.6)

2.6 (2.6–2.6)

4.3 (4.3–4.3)

4.3 (4.3–4.3)

 Test statisticb

3.531

4.374

1.924

3.261

p

0.473

0.358

0.750

0.515

Place of residence

 Rural

2.2 (1.2–2.6)

2.4 (2–3.4)

3.3 (2.5–4.8)

2.3 (1.8–3.8)

 Urban

2.2 (1.8–4)

2.2 (1.6–3.4)

3.3 (2–4.3)

2.3 (1.5–4.3)

Test statistica

415.0

402.5

415.5

409.0

p

0.569

0.470

0.588

0.538

Accompanying person

 Alone

2.2 (2.2–3.6)

2.8 (2–3.4)

3.3 (2.6–4.3)

2 (1.5–4.3)

 Family members

2.2 (1.2–4)

2.2 (1.6–3.4)

3.8 (2–4.8)

2.3 (1.8–4.3)

 Caregiver

2.2 (2–2.4)

2.2 (2.2–2.2)

3.8 (3–3.8)

2.5 (1.8–2.5)

 Test statisticb

1.190

4.342

0.398

1.034

p

0.552

0.114

0.820

0.596

  1. P ≤ 0.05
  2. aMann-Whitney U test
  3. bKruskal-Wallis H test; median (minimum-maximum); BMQ Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire
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