Exploration of Medicine

Table 4

Independent samples t-test for the differences in medication adherence

Variable	Categories	N	Mean	SD	t-value	P-value
Gender	Female	129	30.51	3.29	1.629	0.03^*
Gender	Male	117	29.24	2.41	1.629	0.03^*
Living situation	With a family	231	21.78	2.14	0.189	0.53
Living situation	Alone	15	29.56	4.72	0.189	0.53
Living area	Islamabad	155	29.35	3.29	−0.201	0.61
Living area	Rawalpindi	91	20.10	3.43	−0.201	0.61
Currently working	Yes	194	31.51	2.37	2.51	0.35
Currently working	No	52	29.44	3.21	2.51	0.35

^* P-value significant level < 0.05. N: number; SD: standard deviation