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Table 5 Results of hierarchical linear regression examining predictors of hypertensive patients’ medication adherence

From: Exploring the impact of three-dimensional patient satisfaction structure on adherence to medication and non-pharmaceutical treatment: a cross-sectional study among patients with hypertension in rural China

variable		The 1st level	The 2nd level
variable		Standardized beta	Standardized beta
Region (province)
Western (reference group)
Central		-0.245**	-0.237**
Eastern		-0.323**	-0.321**
Course of disease
≤ 3 years (reference group)
4–10 years		-0.103**	-0.109**
10–20 years		-0.186**	-0.185**
> 20 years		-0.119**	-0.122**
Self-reported health status
Good (reference group)
Neither good nor bad		0.054	0.048
Bad		0.088**	0.079*
satisfaction
Clinical behavior			0.063*
Continuity and cooperation			0.077**
Organization of care			-0.108**
R²		0.141	0.152
F		54.986**	41.943**
ΔR²		0.141	0.011
ΔF		54.986**	10.025**
VIF_max		2.876	2.888

Note *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01

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