Table 1. Descriptive statistics of the study population of 11 718 men and women.
| Men (59.2% of all) | Women (40.8% of all) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n (%) | Nonadherence a prevalence (%)in 2006 | n (%) | Nonadherence a prevalence (%)in 2006 |
| All | 6938 (100.0) | 16.5 | 4780 (100.0) | 20.6 |
| Retirement age (years) | ||||
| 44–63 | 3196 (46.1) | 17.2 | 2380 (49.8) | 21.5 |
| 64–68 | 3742 (53.9) | 15.9 | 2400 (50.2) | 20.1 |
| Educational level | ||||
| Compulsory school | 2149 (31.0) | 16.0 | 939 (19.6) | 19.2 |
| Upper secondary school | 3054 (44.0) | 16.4 | 2089 (43.7) | 19.7 |
| University education | 1735 (25.0) | 17.1 | 1752 (36.7) | 22.7 |
| Married | ||||
| Yes | 4881 (70.4) | 15.7 | 3004 (62.9) | 19.7 |
| No | 2057 (29.7) | 18.2 | 1776 (37.2) | 22.5 |
| Income (SEK/year) | ||||
| <250 000 | 2390 (34.5) | 16.6 | 2946 (61.6) | 19.3 |
| ≥250 000 | 4548 (65.6) | 16.4 | 1834 (38.4) | 22.9 |
| Type of retirement | ||||
| Statutory | 5144 (74.1) | 16.7 | 3116 (65.2) | 20.4 |
| Disability | 1794 (25.9) | 15.9 | 1664 (34.8) | 21.3 |
| Type of prevention | ||||
| Primary | 5033 (72.5) | 17.8 | 4232 (88.5) | 21.7 |
| Secondary b | 1905 (27.5) | 12.9 | 548 (11.5) | 13.3 |
aNonadherence refers to proportion of days covered by treatment <80% for patients not discontinuing their therapy. The year 2006 was two years before the year of retirement/ disability pension.
bSecondary prevention: previous in- or outpatient hospital visits due to coronary heart disease or cerebrovascular diseases in any year before retirement.