Key result
Female and older general practitioners more frequently selected diuretics over calcium antagonists and ACE-inhibitors as first-choice antihypertensives for patients aged 75 and older.
Population
141 General practitioners in Oslo, Norway prescribing for patients aged 75 years and above.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Physician demographics may shape reported antihypertensive preferences in older adults; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cross-Sectional (n=141)
No
Physician characteristics, such as age and sex, significantly influence their prescribing preferences for antihypertensive medications in older patients.
Strømme et al. (1992) conducted a cross-sectional in General Practitioner prescribing practices (n=141). Physician gender and age vs. Male and younger physicians was evaluated on Choice of first-line antihypertensive and hypnotic drugs. Female and older general practitioners more frequently selected diuretics over calcium antagonists and ACE-inhibitors as first-choice antihypertensives for patients aged 75 and older.
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