biostudies-literatureUnknown9Han YZ<h4>Objective</h4>Aging population is generally considered more sensitive to adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Yet, big data-based quantitative evidence currently does not exist to support this concept. This study aims to investigate age-associated risks of liver-related ADR (L-ADR).<h4>Methods</h4>Spontaneous reporting data from 2012 to 2016 were retrieved from the China National ADR Monitoring System. The risk ratio (RR) was used to quantify the relative risk of L-ADR of each age group. The reporting odds ratio (ROR) was used to quantify the correlation with the risk of L-ADR of each drug category or drug in older adults.<h4>Results</h4>Totally, 64,702 L-ADR reports were retrieved, covering ages from 1 to 116, with a median age of 49. The RR values increased exponentially with the increase of age, which indicates that the relative risk of L-ADR increased by 33% for every 10-year increase in age. The age cutoff point for relative high risk of L-ADR was estimated at 52.0 years old (RR = 1). In 17 categories composed of 270 drugs, the top 3 drug categories with a high correlation to the risk of L-ADR in older adults were antiarrhythmic (ROR, 5.75; 95% CI: 4.45-7.42), antilipemic (ROR, 4.77; 95% CI: 4.53-5.02), and antihypertensive (ROR, 2.97; 95% CI: 2.59-3.41).<h4>Conclusions</h4>This research illustrates quantitatively that aging is a potential risk factor for L-ADR, with a 33% increase in relative risk for every 10-year increase in age. Risk management should be addressed for older adults when those drugs with a high correlation to the risk of L-ADR are used.Frontiers in medicine832557https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8968752biostudies-literatureAge-Associated Risk of Liver-Related Adverse Drug Reactions.PMC8968752Jing JBai ZFWang JBXiong PGuo YMSong HBHan YZXiao XHNiu MGe FLZhao XfalseAge-Associated Risk of Liver-Related Adverse Drug Reactions.<h4>Objective</h4>Aging population is generally considered more sensitive to adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Yet, big data-based quantitative evidence currently does not exist to support this concept. This study aims to investigate age-associated risks of liver-related ADR (L-ADR).<h4>Methods</h4>Spontaneous reporting data from 2012 to 2016 were retrieved from the China National ADR Monitoring System. The risk ratio (RR) was used to quantify the relative risk of L-ADR of each age group. The reporting odds ratio (ROR) was used to quantify the correlation with the risk of L-ADR of each drug category or drug in older adults.<h4>Results</h4>Totally, 64,702 L-ADR reports were retrieved, covering ages from 1 to 116, with a median age of 49. The RR values increased exponentially with the increase of age, which indicates that the relative risk of L-ADR increased by 33% for every 10-year increase in age. The age cutoff point for relative high risk of L-ADR was estimated at 52.0 years old (RR = 1). In 17 categories composed of 270 drugs, the top 3 drug categories with a high correlation to the risk of L-ADR in older adults were antiarrhythmic (ROR, 5.75; 95% CI: 4.45-7.42), antilipemic (ROR, 4.77; 95% CI: 4.53-5.02), and antihypertensive (ROR, 2.97; 95% CI: 2.59-3.41).<h4>Conclusions</h4>This research illustrates quantitatively that aging is a potential risk factor for L-ADR, with a 33% increase in relative risk for every 10-year increase in age. Risk management should be addressed for older adults when those drugs with a high correlation to the risk of L-ADR are used.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-19T21:48:44.685Z2025-04-19T21:48:44.685ZS-EPMC89687523537239110.3389/fmed.2022.832557