Table 1 Numbers of patients, according to the age groups, who were prescribed BPH medications during the 5 years
Age group | 30s(%) | 40s(%) | 50s(%) | 60s(%) | 70s(%) | 80s(%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | No. of patients | ||||||
2004 | 7452 (1.4) | 38 717 (7.5) | 109 791 (21.2) | 198 317 (38.4) | 125 934 (24.4) | 36 879 (7.1) | 517 090 |
2005 | 8095 (1.3) | 44 893 (7.2) | 133 688 (21.3) | 235 604 (37.5) | 159 681 (25.4) | 45 664 (7.3) | 627 625 |
2006 | 8573 (1.1) | 55 793 (7.1) | 170 894 (21.8) | 288 784 (36.9) | 202 798 (25.9) | 55 917 (7.2) | 782 759 |
2007 | 7662 (0.9) | 60 864 (6.7) | 192 628 (21.2) | 333 240 (36.7) | 246 426 (27.1) | 67 372 (7.4) | 908 192 |
2008 | 7649 (0.8) | 64 827 (6.3) | 212 791 (20.5) | 376 543 (36.3) | 294 096 (28.4) | 80 158 (7.7) | 1 036 064 |
