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. 2020 Sep 11;12:963–975. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S265966

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Distribution of age and prescription of antihypertensive medications presented by 100% stacked row graphs.

Notes: Other: alpha-blockers or vasodilators. In 2017, an increasing trend in CCB use was observed with increasing age from 4.9% in subjects <30 years to 19.1% in those ≥70 years. By contrast, BB monotherapy was the most frequently prescribed (55.1%) among those <30, and a decreasing trend in BB use (4.2% for >70) was found with increasing age. The similar distributions of antihypertensive medication use per age group were shown from 2015 to 2017.

Abbreviations: ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blockers; BB, beta blockers; CCB, calcium channel blockers; DU, diuretics.