Factors that, in the patient’s views, encouraged or discouraged the patient’s drug taking behavior

†<p>-P<0.05</p

Characteristics of hypertension and anti-hypertensive treatment

†<p>-P<0.05</p><p>HTN–Hypertension, BP–Blood pressure.</p

Patient factors associated with MMAS

†<p>-P<0.05</p

Awareness about hypertension and anti-hypertensive treatment

†<p>-P<0.05</p><p>HTN–Hypertension, BP–Blood pressure.</p

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

†<p>-P<0.05</p><p>HTN–Hypertension, PKR–Pakistani Rupee, AKU–Aga Khan University Hospital, NICVD–National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, AKU-ADS-Aga Khan University-Anxiety and Depression Scale, Hx. –History</p

Novel copolymers of vinyl acetate. 2. Oxy ring-substituted ethyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates

Novel copolymers of vinyl acetate and oxy ring-substituted ethyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, RPhCH=C(CN)CO2C2H5 (where R is 2-methoxy, 3-methoxy, 4-methoxy, 2-ethoxy, 4-ethoxy, 4-propoxy, 4-butoxy, 2,3-dimethoxy, 2,4-dimethoxy, 2,5-dimethoxy, 3,4-dimethoxy, 2,3,4-trimethoxy, 2,4,5-trimethoxy, 2,4,6-trimethoxy, 3,4,5-trimethoxy) were prepared in solution with radical initiation at 70C. The propenoates were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of ring-substituted benzaldehydes and ethyl cyanoacetate, and characterized by CHN analysis, IR, 1H and 13C-NMR. The compositions of the copolymers were calculated from nitrogen analysis and the structures were analyzed by IR, 1H and 13C-NMR. Thermal behavior of the copolymers was studied by DSC (Tg) and TGA. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 160-350ºC range with residue (2.2-25.3 wt%), which then decomposed in the 500-650ºC range