Antihypertensive prescription among black patients without compelling indications: prescription, effectiveness, quality and cost of medication

Table 1 Socio-demographic/Clinical variables of hypertensive Patients attending Clinics at the University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria

Variable		Frequency (n = 1050)	Percentage (%)
Sex^a
	Female	646	61.5
	Male	404	38.5
Age^a
	30–39	68	6.5
	40–49	135	12.9
	50–59	256	24.4
	60–69	323	30.8
	70–79	231	22.0
	≥80	37	3.5
BMI^a
	<18.5	49	4.7
	18.5–24.9	364	34.7
	25.0–29.9	334	31.8
	≥30	303	28.9
No. of antihypertensive drugs prescribed
	0	19	1.8
	1	122	11.6
	2	445	42.4
	3	369	35.1
	4	85	8.1
	5	10	1.0
No. of fixed dose combination containing two or more classes of antihypertensive drugs prescribed
	2	61	5.8
	3	4	0.4
Blood Pressure Control^a
	SBP/DBP controlled	369	35.1
	SBP/DBP uncontrolled	381	36.3
	Only SBP controlled	153	14.6
	Only DBP controlled	140	13.3
	Missing data	7	0.7

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