Factors Associated with Antihypertensive Therapy Prescription in Youth Delaware Medicaid Recipients with Primary Hypertension Diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher neighborhood deprivation is associated with hypertension diagnosis in youth. In this study, we assess if there is an association between neighborhood deprivation and antihypertensive therapy prescription among insured youth with a primary hypertension diagnosis.

Methods

Using a retrospective cross-sectional design, we assessed the proportion of youth with a diagnosis of primary hypertension prescribed antihypertensive therapy. We evaluated the proportion of youth prescribed antihypertensive therapy and compared prescribing patterns by area deprivation index (ADI), age, sex, obesity diagnosis, race, ethnicity, and duration of Medicaid coverage.

Results

Of the 65,452 non-pregnant Delaware Medicaid recipients, 8-18 years of age, 1,145 (1.7%) had an Inte

SUBMITTER: Baker-Smith CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10790268 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature