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Table 4 Correlations between reported adherence and clinical outcomes

From: Treatment adherence and perception in patients on maintenance hemodialysis: a cross – sectional study from Palestine

Variablesa

Pre-dialysis Phosphate level

Pre-dialysis Potassium level

IDW

Diet adherence score

Fluid restriction adherence score

Pre-dialysis Potassium level

.331

    

<0.001 b

    

IDW

.137

.210

   

0.042 b

0.002 b

   

Diet adherence score

−.108

−.281

−.270

  

.110

<0.001 b

<0.001 b

  

Fluid restriction adherence score

−.081

−.128

−.423

.408

 

.229

.058

<0.001 b

<0.001 b

 

Medication adherence score

.071

.042

−.143

.004

.043

.292

.540

0.035 b

.954

.526

  1. aFor each pair of correlation, the number in the top cell represents the Spearman correlation value while the number in the bottom cell represents the significance level
  2. bThe p-values are bold where they are less than the significance level cut-off of 0.05