Table 1 Description of the study patients and the relationship between the sociodemographic and activity variables with persistence to inhalers
Variables | Persistence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (46, 40.4%) | No (68, 59.6%) | p value | |
Sex | 0.977 | ||
Men | 31 (67.4) | 46 (67.6) | |
Women | 15 (32.6) | 22 (32.4) | |
Age (mean, sd) | 66.28 (10.6) | 65.69 (10.8) | 0.774 |
Education level | 0.843 | ||
Without studies | 10 (23.3) | 12 (18.2) | |
Primary studies | 19 (44.2) | 28 (42.4) | |
Secondary studies | 10 (23.3) | 17 (25.8) | |
University studies | 4 (9.3) | 9 (13.6) | |
Employment situation | 0.573 | ||
Employed worker | 13 (28.3) | 12 (17.6) | |
Own-account worker | 4 (8.7) | 8 (11.8) | |
Retired | 25 (54.3) | 40 (58.8) | |
Unemployed | 4 (8.7) | 8 (11.8) | |
BMI (median, range) | 26.9 (4.8) | 28.2 (5.3) | 0.213 |
BMI | 0.238 | ||
< 25 | 14 (30.4) | 23 (33.8) | |
25–30 | 23 (50.0) | 24 (35.3) | |
> 30 | 9 (19.6) | 21 (30.9) | |
Physical activity | 0.644 | ||
Active | 32 (69.6) | 50 (73.5) | |
Sedentary | 14 (30.4) | 18 (26.5) | |
Frequency of physical activity (in active patients) | 0.699 | ||
Every day | 16 (34.8) | 28 (41.2) | |
1–2/week | 14 (30.4) | 21 (30.9) | |
3–5/month | 7 (15.2) | 11 (16.2) | |
Never | 9 (19.6) | 8 (11.8) | |
Smoking behaviour | 0.032 | ||
Current | 15 (32.6) | 36 (52.9) | |
Former and never smoker | 31 (67.4) | 32 (47.1) | |
Smoking pack/year (median, range) | 32.38 (27.99) | 33.78 (21.53) | 0.773 |