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The question of whether sex affects adherence has long been debated but conflicting findings have been reported on this issue. Our objective was to evaluate sex differences in the adherence to AHT therapy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Research design and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Studies were identified through a systematic search of PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Google Scholar (through January 2020) and manual handsearching of relevant articles. Observational studies reporting adherence to AHT drugs measured by self-report or pharmacy refill prescription-based methods among men and women were included. Summarised estimates of OR\n                      <jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\n                      with 95% CIs were calculated using random-effects model and meta-regression models.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      From 12\u2009849 potentially relevant publications, 82 studies (15\u2009517\u2009457 men and 18\u2009537\u2009599 women) were included. No significant between-sex differences in adherence to AHT were observed, whether all study-specific estimates were summarised (OR\n                      <jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\n                      1.04, 95%\u2009CI 1.00 to 1.09, p=0.07), nor estimates were pooled according to the method for measuring adherence. Among patients aged 65 years or older, lower self-reported adherence was observed in women (OR\n                      <jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\n                      0.84, 95%\u2009CI 0.72 to 0.97, p=0.02), while the main result remained unchanged according to other subgroup analyses.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Definitive evidence of sex differences in adherence to AHT therapy cannot be drawn. 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