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Table 1 Prevalence of elevated depressive symptoms and controller medication adherence at intervention onset (Session 1) for teens in the treatment and control groups

From: Exploring the impact of elevated depressive symptoms on the ability of a tailored asthma intervention to improve medication adherence among urban adolescents with asthma

 

Treatment N = 58

Control N = 65

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

% of teens with elevated depressive symptoms at baseline (n)

  20.7           (12)

 

  24.6         (16)

 

0.80 (0.34, 1.87)

0.60

Core behavior and report of medication at session 1

      

Controller medication, adherent ≥ 5 of last 7 days

  24.1           (14)

 

  27.7         (18)

 

0.83 (0.37, 1.87)

0.65

Controller medication, not adherent < 5 of last 7 days

  75.9           (44)

 

  72.3         (47)