TY - JOUR
T1 - Antihypertensive drugs use over a 5-year period among children and adolescents in Beijing, China
T2 - An observational study
AU - Wu, Yao
AU - Cao, Yaying
AU - Song, Jing
AU - Tian, Yaohua
AU - Wang, Mengying
AU - Li, Man
AU - Wang, Xiaowen
AU - Huang, Zhe
AU - Li, Lin
AU - Zhao, Yaling
AU - Qin, Xueying
AU - Hu, Yonghua
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2019 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Evidence on the prescription patterns of antihypertensive drug use in children and adolescents in China is scarce. A descriptive analysis of the Beijing Medical Claim Data, which covered over 95% of the urban residents, was conducted to investigate antihypertensive prescribing patterns and trends in children and adolescents aged under 18 from 2009 to 2014 in Beijing, China. An additional meta-analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence was conducted to compare trends with antihypertensive medications.A total of 11,882 patients received at least 1 prescription for antihypertensive drugs from 2009 to 2014. The number of annual antihypertensive users increased from 2009 to 2012, then declined steadily until 2014, which was consistent with the trend of the hypertension prevalence estimated from the meta-analysis. β-receptor blockers, thiazide diuretics, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors were the 3 most commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs. More boys took the antihypertensive drugs than girls. For users aged under 3 years, thiazide diuretics, α-receptor blockers, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors were the most prescribed drugs, while β-receptor blockers, thiazide diuretics were the most used drugs for users above 3 years.In conclusion, antihypertensive drug prescribing for children and adolescents increased from 2009 to 2014, with different characteristics in different subgroups.
AB - Evidence on the prescription patterns of antihypertensive drug use in children and adolescents in China is scarce. A descriptive analysis of the Beijing Medical Claim Data, which covered over 95% of the urban residents, was conducted to investigate antihypertensive prescribing patterns and trends in children and adolescents aged under 18 from 2009 to 2014 in Beijing, China. An additional meta-analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence was conducted to compare trends with antihypertensive medications.A total of 11,882 patients received at least 1 prescription for antihypertensive drugs from 2009 to 2014. The number of annual antihypertensive users increased from 2009 to 2012, then declined steadily until 2014, which was consistent with the trend of the hypertension prevalence estimated from the meta-analysis. β-receptor blockers, thiazide diuretics, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors were the 3 most commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs. More boys took the antihypertensive drugs than girls. For users aged under 3 years, thiazide diuretics, α-receptor blockers, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors were the most prescribed drugs, while β-receptor blockers, thiazide diuretics were the most used drugs for users above 3 years.In conclusion, antihypertensive drug prescribing for children and adolescents increased from 2009 to 2014, with different characteristics in different subgroups.
KW - antihypertensive drugs
KW - children and adolescents
KW - hypertension
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85072941308
U2 - 10.1097/MD.0000000000017411
DO - 10.1097/MD.0000000000017411
M3 - Article
C2 - 31577753
AN - SCOPUS:85072941308
SN - 0025-7974
VL - 98
JO - Medicine®
JF - Medicine®
IS - 40
M1 - e17411
ER -