NO. OF DRUG CLASSES PRESCRIBED | DRUG CLASSES | NO. OF PATIENTS (%) | CI 95% |
---|---|---|---|
1 (n = 124) | ACEI/ARB | 103 (83.1) | 75.3–89.2 |
Diuretic | 11 (8.9) | 4.5–15.3 | |
CCB | 6 (4.8) | 1.8–10.2 | |
BB | 4 (3.2) | 0.9–8.1 | |
2 (n = 152) | ACEI/ARB + 1* | 136 (89.5) | 83.5–93.9 |
Diuretic + 1 | 94 (61.8) | 53.6–69.6 | |
BB + 1 | 41 (27.0) | 20.2–34.8 | |
CCB + 1 | 32 (21.1) | 14.9–28.4 | |
Other + 1 | 1 (0.7) | 0.0–3.6 | |
3 (n = 143) | ACEI/ARB + 2* | 137 (95.8) | 91.1–98.4 |
Diuretic + 2 | 118 (82.5) | 75.3–88.4 | |
BB + 2 | 86 (60.1) | 51.6–68.2 | |
CCB + 2 | 77 (53.8) | 45.3–62.2 | |
Other + 2 | 11 (7.7) | 3.9–13.3 |
ACEI–angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, ARB–angiotensin receptor blocker, BB–β-blocker, CCB–calcium channel blocker, CI–confidence interval.
↵* Meaning 1 or 2 additional classes (eg, ACEI/ARB + 1 indicates ACEI/ARB and either a diuretic, a BB, or a CCB, etc). A patient taking more than 1 drug class is counted in all relevant categories; therefore, not all percentages add up to 100.