Key result
Older age (OR 2.11; 95% CI 1.79-2.48), white race (OR 1.61), and comorbidities (OR 1.57) were associated with increased odds of receiving antihypertensive prescriptions in adolescents with hypertension.
Why the study?
What are the antihypertensive prescribing patterns and factors associated with receiving a prescription in adolescents with primary hypertension?
Population
4296 adolescents with primary hypertension identified by ICD-9 codes during 2003-2008, 66% boys, 73% aged…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2003-2008 (study period)
Authors
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Prescribing disparities by age and race in adolescent hypertension merit attention; leaves open equity implications pending prospective data.
Observational (n=4,296)
What are the antihypertensive prescribing patterns and factors associated with receiving a prescription in adolescents with primary hypertension?
Odds Ratio: 2.11 (95% CI 1.79–2.48)
Adult primary care physicians are the leading prescribers of antihypertensives for adolescents with primary hypertension, with significant racial and age-related disparities in prescribing rates.
Yoon et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Primary hypertension (n=4,296). Older age (≥15 years) vs. Younger adolescents was evaluated on Receiving antihypertensive prescription (OR 2.11, 95% CI 1.79-2.48). Older age (OR 2.11; 95% CI 1.79-2.48), white race (OR 1.61), and comorbidities (OR 1.57) were associated with increased odds of receiving antihypertensive prescriptions in adolescents with hypertension.
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