Key result
Between 1994 and 2002, the proportion of elderly patients prescribed multiple concurrent antihypertensives within 2 years of diagnosis increased from 21% to 40% (P<0.0001).
Why the study?
Has the physician management of hypertension in elderly Canadians become more aggressive between 1994 and 2002?
Population
196,451 elderly patients newly started on an antihypertensive agent between July 1, 1994, and March 31…
Comparison
Antihypertensive therapy prescribing patterns in… vs Antihypertensive therapy prescribing patterns in…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Suggests shifting practice toward combination regimens in elderly hypertension; leaves open effects on outcomes and safety.
Cohort (n=196,451)
Has the physician management of hypertension in elderly Canadians become more aggressive between 1994 and 2002?
Absolute Event Rate: 40% vs 21%
p-value: p=<0.0001
Physician management of hypertension in elderly Canadians became significantly more aggressive and persistent between 1994 and 2002.
Tu et al. (2005) conducted a cohort in Hypertension (n=196,451). Antihypertensive therapy in 2002 vs. Antihypertensive therapy in 1994 was evaluated on Prescription of multiple antihypertensives concurrently within 2 years of diagnosis (p=<0.0001). Between 1994 and 2002, the proportion of elderly patients prescribed multiple concurrent antihypertensives within 2 years of diagnosis increased from 21% to 40% (P<0.0001).
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