Table 2.
Oral tranexamic acid utilization according to age.
| Age | Users |
First-time users |
Prescriptions |
Prescribed dose |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| group (years) | n | % | n | % | N | % | n per user* | Gram | % | gram per user* |
| 15–19 | 1578 | 2·2 | – | – | 2800 | 1·9 | 1 (1–2) | 59,605 | 1·9 | 15 (15–30) |
| 20–24 | 1923 | 2·6 | 1825 | 94·9 | 2683 | 1·8 | 1 (1–1) | 53,421 | 1·7 | 15 (15–15) |
| 25–29 | 3828 | 5·3 | 3648 | 95·3 | 5637 | 3·8 | 1 (1–1) | 110,168 | 3·6 | 15 (15–30) |
| 30–34 | 7216 | 9·9 | 6746 | 93·5 | 12,283 | 8·4 | 1 (1–2) | 236,541 | 7·7 | 15 (15–30) |
| 35–39 | 12,384 | 17·0 | 11,100 | 89·6 | 24,534 | 16·7 | 1 (1–2) | 506,112 | 16·5 | 15 (15–30) |
| 40–44 | 19,675 | 27·1 | 17,119 | 87·0 | 41,771 | 28·5 | 1 (1–2) | 880,315 | 28·7 | 15 (15–45) |
| 45–49 | 26,059 | 35·9 | 21,880 | 84·0 | 57,021 | 38·9 | 1 (1–2) | 1218,697 | 39·8 | 15 (15–45) |
| Total | 72,663 | 100·0 | 63,896 | 87·9 | 146,729 | 100·0 | 1 (1–2) | 3064,859 | 100·0 | 15 (15–30) |
*Median (first to third quantile).