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Figure 5.42: Trends in Prescription Drug Expenditures for Selected AdvertisedAntihypertensive Drugs, 1994-2001Expenditures($ in millions)$450$400$350$300$250$200$150$100$50$01994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001YearAdalat® Altace® Capoten® Cardizem®Cardura® Coreg® Lotensin® Toprol XL®SECTION III: TIME SERIES AND MIXED MODEL ANALYSES<strong>The</strong> section presents the results <strong>of</strong> the time series and mixed model analyses.Time series regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between thenumber <strong>of</strong> physician visits and the independent variables age, gender, access (healthinsurance coverage), and total DTCA expenditures (Objective I). <strong>The</strong> Yule-Walkermethod or the Prais-Winsten method was used to correct the autocorrelation. For eachmonth, the following variables were calculated: DTCA expenditures for that class <strong>of</strong>drugs, physician visits when symptoms and/or diagnoses were reported, percentage <strong>of</strong>individuals 45 years and older, percentage <strong>of</strong> women, and percentage <strong>of</strong> individuals withhealth insurance coverage. <strong>The</strong>se percentages were calculated from the total number <strong>of</strong>individuals with a physician visit for symptoms and/or diagnosis for conditions treated <strong>by</strong>290

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