Key result
Prescription antihypertensive medication use among US adults with hypertension increased from 57.3% in 1988-1994 to 62.9% in 1999-2002 (P<0.01).
Why the study?
How have trends in prescribed antihypertensive medication use changed among US adults with hypertension between 1988-1994 and 1999-2002?
Population
US adults aged >=18 years with hypertension
Comparison
Antihypertensive medication use vs 1988-1994 vs 1999-2002 time periods
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Modest rise in antihypertensive prescriptions supports consensus on treatability; leaves open effects on control rates and disparities.
Cross-Sectional
How have trends in prescribed antihypertensive medication use changed among US adults with hypertension between 1988-1994 and 1999-2002?
Absolute Event Rate: 62.9% vs 57.3%
p-value: p=<0.01
Antihypertensive medication use, including polytherapy, increased among US adults with hypertension from 1988-1994 to 1999-2002, though sociodemographic disparities persisted.
Gu et al. (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension. Antihypertensive medication vs. 1988-1994 survey period was evaluated on Prescription antihypertensive medication use (p=<0.01). Prescription antihypertensive medication use among US adults with hypertension increased from 57.3% in 1988-1994 to 62.9% in 1999-2002 (P<0.01).
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