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

Table 7 Multiple linear regression analysis of association between factors and adherence score

Variables	Unstandardised coefficients (B)	Standardised coefficients (Beta)	P value^a	95% CI for B
Age
Continuous (1-year units)	1.78	0.17	0.021	0.28–3.29
Gender
Male Female	44.88 Reference	0.15	0.038	2.58–87.17
Marital status
Married Widowed /divorced	26.11 Reference	−0.06	0.431	−91.29–39.07
Residency
City Palestinian refugee camps or village	51.32 Reference	0.17	0.015	9.89–92.75
Duration of dialysis
Continuous (1-month units)	0.14	0.04	0.615	−0.41–0.69
Dialysis centre transportation
Public transportation Private/ ambulance	18.39 Reference	−0.06	0.402	−61.59–24.80
Living statues
With family Alone	−0.13 Reference	0.00	0.995	−43.53–43.27

CI confidence interval
^aThe p-values are bold where they are less than the significance level cut-off of 0.05.

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