Table 3 Demographic characteristics of prescriptions
Characteristic | Prescriptions(N = 5,928,173) | Proportion(%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
0–17 | 40,784 | 0.7 |
18–44 | 626,509 | 10.6 |
45–59 | 1,361,917 | 23.0 |
>60 | 3,898,963 | 65.7 |
Gender | ||
Male | 3,380,247 | 57.0 |
Female | 2,547,926 | 43.0 |
Year | ||
2018 | 1,148,920 | 19.4 |
2019 | 1,195,253 | 20.2 |
2020 | 954,006 | 16.1 |
2021 | 1,064,001 | 17.9 |
2022 | 1,014,192 | 17.1 |
First half of 2023 | 551,801 | 9.3 |
Region | ||
Beijing | 1,110,187 | 18.7 |
Shanghai | 958,171 | 16.2 |
Guangzhou | 1,400,266 | 23.6 |
Hangzhou | 693,290 | 11.7 |
Chengdu | 338,935 | 5.7 |
Tianjin | 364,484 | 6.2 |
Zhengzhou | 345,553 | 5.8 |
Shenyang Harbin | 563,371 153,916 | 9.5 2.6 |
Any hospitalization | ||
Inpatient | 2,743,931 | 46.3 |
Outpatient | 3,184,242 | 53.7 |
Department visited | ||
Cardiology | 2,417,501 | 40.8 |
Geriatrics | 410,590 | 6.9 |
Neurology | 274,813 | 4.6 |
Endocrinology | 235,001 | 4.0 |
Others | 2,590,268 | 43.7 |