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Table 4 Antihypertensive medication prescribed to hypertensive patients

From: Blood pressure control and antihypertensive pharmacotherapy patterns in a hypertensive population of Eastern Central Region of Portugal

Antihypertensive Drug

All patients (n = 205) (%)

Patients with target BP <140/90 mmHg (n = 156) (%)

Patients with target BP <130/80 mmHg (n = 49) (%)

PValue*

Loop diuretics

13.2

11.5

18.4

0.218

   Furosemide

13.2

11.5

18.4

 

Thiazide diuretics

66.8

64.1

75.5

0.139

   Altizide

1.0

0.6

2.0

 

   Hydrochlorothiazide

50.7

46.8

63.3

 

   Indapamide

15.1

16.7

10.2

 

Potassium-sparing diuretics

3.9

1.3

12.3

0.003

   Spironolactone

2.9

1.3

8.2

 

   Triamterene

1.0

0.0

4.1

 

Renin inhibitor

2.0

1.9

2.0

1

   Aliskiren

2.0

1.9

2.0

 

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

29.8

27.5

36.8

0.221

   Cilazapril

1.0

1.3

0.0

 

   Enalapril

11.7

7.7

24.5

 

   Imidapril

0.5

0.6

0.0

 

   Lisinopril

3.4

3.2

4.1

 

   Perindopril

6.8

9.0

0.0

 

   Ramipril

5.9

5.1

8.2

 

   Trandolapril

0.5

0.6

0.0

 

Angiotensin II-receptor antagonists

60.1

58.4

65.3

0.383

   Candesartan

6.3

7.7

2.0

 

   Eprosartan

2.0

1.3

4.1

 

   Irbesartan

8.8

8.3

10.2

 

   Losartan

12.2

13.5

8.2

 

   Olmesartan

2.0

2.6

0.0

 

   Telmisartan

15.1

13.5

20.4

 

   Valsartan

13.7

11.5

20.4

 

Calcium channel blockers

39.7

36.4

48.9

0.121

   Amlodipine

21.5

18.6

30.6

 

   Felodipine

2.0

1.9

2.0

 

   Lercanidipine

3.9

3.8

4.1

 

   Nifedipine

5.4

5.1

6.1

 

   Nimodipine

0.5

0.6

0.0

 

   Nitrendipine

1.0

1.3

0.0

 

   Diltiazem

5.4

5.1

6.1

 

Beta-blockers

42.6

41.6

45.0

0.689

   Atenolol

5.9

6.4

4.1

 

   Bisoprolol

5.9

6.4

4.1

 

   Metoprolol

0.5

0.6

0.0

 

   Nebivolol

23.9

21.2

32.7

 

   Propranolol

0.5

0.6

0.0

 

   Carvedilol

5.9

6.4

4.1

 

Central alpha-2 agonists

10.8

10.8

10.2

0.888

   Clonidine

0.5

0.6

0.0

 

   Methyldopa

0.5

0.6

0.0

 

   Rilmenidine

9.8

9.6

10.2

 
  1. *P values are for comparison between the two last columns.