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Table 2 Total self-efficacy score by socio-demographic and clinical variables

From: The relationship between self-efficacy and treatment satisfaction among patients with anticoagulant therapy: a cross-sectional study from a developing country

Variable

Frequency % N(300)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Mean ± SD

Mean rank

P-value

Age category (years)

< 0.001 b

  < 30

31 (10.3)

47.00(41.00–50.00)

44.32 ± 9.09

205.84

 30–60

163 (54.3)

41.00(35.00–46.00)

39.36 ± 9.38

158.72

  > 60

106 (35.3)

35.00(30.00–42.00)

35.23 ± 9.80

121.68

Gender

0.311 a

 Male

115 (38.3)

40.00(33.00–47.00)

39.09 ± 10.46

156.93

 Female

185 (61.7)

39.00(32.00–45.00)

37.99 ± 9.52

146.50

BMIa

0.146b

 Normal

65 (21.7)

41.00(39.00–49.00)

40.13 ± 9.51

163.11

 Overweight

136 (45.3)

39.00(34.00–45.00)

38.35 ± 9.05

147.75

 Obese

93 (31.0)

38.00(31.00–44.00)

37.09 ± 9.97

136.19

Education

< 0.001 b

 Illiterate

20 (6.7)

29.50(21.75–41.50)

30.70 ± 11.37

90.18

 Elementary

43 (14.3)

35.00(28.00–41.00)

36.14 ± 9.42

123.37

 Primary

52 (17.3)

37.00(31.00–42.00)

36.45 ± 9.77

130.83

 

 Secondary

54 (18.0)

41.00(36.75–48.00)

40.65 ± 9.91

167.40

 University

124 (41.3)

41.50(34.00–47.00)

39.85 ± 9.18

159.59

Income (month)

0.432b

 Less than 2000 NIS

23 (7.7)

41.00(31.00–45.00)

37.61 ± 11.70

145.93

 2000–5000 NIS

160(53.3)

39.00(31.00–45.00)

38.00 ± 9.66

140.54

 More than 5000 NIS

108(36.0)

41.00 (35.00–46.00)

39.31 ± 10.07

154.10

locality

0.675 b

 Camp

36 (12.0)

38.50(31.25–45.75)

37.53 ± 9.46

138.42

 Rural

85(28.3)

39.00(31.00–44.00)

38.11 ± 9.51

143.67

 Urban

172(57.3)

39.00(34.00–46.75)

38.76 ± 10.18

150.44

Marital status

0.103a

 Married

229(76.3)

12.00(11.00–14.00)

39.00 ± 9.52

152.59

 Unmarried (single, divorced, widowed)

67(22.3)

11.00(10.00–13.00)

36.25 ± 10.97

133.50

Employment status

0.049 a

 Employed

194(64.7)

42.00(34.00–48.00)

40.04 ± 10.26

161.07

 Unemployed

100(33.3)

38.00(32.00–44.25)

37.82 ± 9.24

140.51

Chronic co-morbid disease

0.034 b

 No co-morbid disease

42 (14.0)

42.00(35.00–47.00)

40.29 ± 8.89

166.74

 One disease

44(14.7)

42.00(34.00–49.00)

40.30 ± 10.56

164.71

 Two diseases

63(21.0)

40.00 (33.00–47.00)

39.43 ± 8.89

156.02

 Three diseases or more

146(48.7)

37.00(30.75–44.00)

36.76 ± 10.32

133.22

Indications for anticoagulant

0.001 b

 Atrial fibrillation

63 (21.0)

36.00 (27.00–41.00)

34.02 ± 10.51

115.01

 Deep vein thrombosis or Pulmonary embolism

29 (9.7)

43.00 (34.51–49.50)

42.76 ± 7.79

187.07

 Prophylaxisc

72 (24.0)

39.50 (35.00–46.75)

38.63 ± 8.83

152.99

 Other indications

136 (45.3)

41.00 (33.00–47.00)

39.40 ± 9.90

157.82

Chronic medications

0.029 a

  ≤ 4

176(58.7)

41.00(33.25–47.00)

39.32 ± 9.95

159.76

  > 4

124(41.3)

37.00(32.00–44.00)

37.11 ± 9.68

137.49

Anticoagulant drug

0.002 b

 UHF

87(29)

40.00(35.00–46.00)

39.02 ± 8.45

154.05

 Vit-K dependent

134(44.7)

35.00(30.25–42.00)

35.18 ± 9.74

119.38

 NOACs

75(25)

41.00(33.75–47.00)

39.00 ± 8.20

161.20

  1. a The statistical significance of the differences was calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test
  2. b The statistical significance of the differences was calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis test
  3. Bold P-value indicates a significant difference
  4. cPatients that received prophylactic doses of unfractionated heparin during hospital admission
  5. NIS: New Israeli Shekel (0.29 US Dollar)