Table 4.

Comparison of adherence to medical advice among artificial mechanical heart valve replacement patients of different ages at 2-year follow-up (n, [%])

Age	n	Adherence to prescribed timing	Adherence to prescribed dose	Adherence to regular reexamination
<18 years	2	2 (100)	2 (100)	2 (100)
18–60 years	1,825	1,737 (95.2)	1,668 (91.4)	1,606 (88.0)
≥60 years	301	289 (96.1)	296 (98.3)*	290 (96.5)*

Note: Compared with 18–60 years of age group,

^*P<0.05.