From: Prevalence of medication discrepancies in patients with cirrhosis: a pilot study
 | ≥1 Medication Discrepancy n = 27 | Medication Discrepancy Absent n = 23 | P | |
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Age, mean (±SD) | 61 ± 8 | 55 ± 11 | 0.04 | |
Male, no (%) | 20 (74.1Â %) | 19 (82.6Â %) | 0.52 | |
Years attending clinic, median (range) | 2.6 (0.0 – 19.4) | 2.9 (0.1 - 13.4) | 0.86 | |
Liver disease severity | Compensated Decompensated | 55.6Â % 44.4Â % | 65.2Â % 34.8Â % | 0.49 |
Patient has a regular GP | 96.3Â % | 73.9Â % | 0.04 | |
Comorbidities presenta | 85.2Â % | 52.2Â % | 0.02 | |
Level of Education | Primary/High School | 66.7Â % | 73.9Â % | 0.58 |
Higher Educationb | 33.3Â % | 26.1Â % | ||
Currently employed | 25.9Â % | 43.5Â % | 0.19 | |
Patient reported being ‘told how to take your medications’c | 59.3 % | 50.0 % | 0.56 | |
Patient reported being able to afford medicationsc | 59.3Â % | 81.2Â % | 0.19 | |
No. of conventional medicinesc | 1-4 ≥5 | 22.2 % 77.8 % | 62.5 % 37.5 % | <0.01 |
Adherence ranking (MMAS-8)d | High Medium Low | 4.2Â % 70.8Â % 25.0Â % | 37.5Â % 31.2Â % 31.2Â % | <0.01 |