Replicating medication trend studies using ad hoc information extraction in a clinical data warehouse

Table 15 Findings of the replicated studies compared to our results

	Finding	Rep.
	Main findings
1	Any antihypertensive drug increased	(Yes)
	Other findings
2	diuretics remained the most commonly used antihypertensive drug class	No
3	more than one third of hypertensive adults reported taking diuretics	Yes
4	Use of thiazide diuretics accounted for three fourths of all diuretic use.	No
5	The prevalence of thiazide diuretic use increased slightly	Yes
6	The overall prevalence of use of β-blockers increased	Yes
7	Approximately 20% use CCBs in each survey period	Yes
8	the use of CCBs remained relatively constant	Yes
9	ACE inhibitors were the second most commonly used antihypertensive drug class	No
10	The use of ACE inhibitors increased significantly overall.	No
11	The use of ARB increased significantly	Yes

Study: Trends in antihypertensive medication use and blood pressure control among United States adults with hypertension clinical perspective

ISSN: 1472-6947