Prevalence of adherence and its impact on quality of life in oral anticoagulant users in Egypt: A cross-sectional study from two Egyptian university hospitals

Table 4 Correlation matrix of adherence with quality of life and some patient characteristics

Variable		Adherence	D1	D2	D3	D4	Overall Score	D5	Number of drugs used currently
Adherence	r	1	0.04	-0.175*	-0.214**	-0.342**	-0.20**	0	-0.11
D1	r	0.04	1	0.46**	0.44**	0.27**	0.65**	0.35**	-0.35**
D2	r	-0.17*	0.46**	1	0.66**	0.79**	0.91**	0.69**	-0.26**
D3	r	-0.21**	0.44**	0.66**	1	0.68**	0.79**	0.40**	-0.16*
D4	r	-0.34**	0.27**	0.79**	0.68**	1	0.87**	0.59**	-0.09
Overall Score	r	-0.20**	0.65**	0.91**	0.79**	0.87**	1	0.71**	-0.28**
D5	r	0	0.35**	0.69**	0.41**	0.59**	0.71**	1	-0.38**
Number of drugs used currently	r	-0.11	-0.35**	-0.26**	-0.16*	-0.09	-0.28**	-0.38**	1

Note: *p-value < 0.05; **p-value < 0.01, D1: Physical Health, D2: Psychological Health, D3: Social Relationships, D4: Environmental Health, D5: Overall Quality of Life and General Health, r = Correlation Coefficient

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