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Table 2 Univariant analysis of the influence of personality dimensions A and D, on skipping TKI doses throughout the treatment period in a group of chronic myeloid leukemia patients CML (n = 140)

From: Personality traits favourable for non-adherence to treatment in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia: role of type A and D personality

Variable

Patients who reported dose skipping (n = 72)

Patients who did not report dose skipping (n = 68)

t

df

P value

M

SD

M

SD

Typ A

5.3

1.9

4.6

1.8

2.36

138

0.020

Typ D:

 DS14 Negative Affectivity

12.9

6.4

10.6

5.1

2.35

138

0.020

 DS14 Social Inhibition

9.7

5.9

9.3

5.3

0.39

138

0.700

  1. M Mean, SD Standard deviation, df Degrees of freedom