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Table 2 Treatment status at the termination of the double-blind Syst-Eur 1 trial

From: How well can blood pressure be controlled? Progress report on the Systolic Hypertension in Europe Follow-Up Study (Syst-Eur 2)

  

Active

 

Placebo*

treatment*

Total number

1691

1825

Still in double-blind follow-up

1487 (88%)

1718 (94%)

   No study drugs

25 (1%)

28 (2%)

   Nitrendipine/placebo only

665 (39%)

1065 (58%)

   Study medication other than

797 (47%)

625 (34%)

nitrendipine

  

   Drugs taken

  

Nitrendipine/placebo

1396 (83%)

1514 (83%)

Enalapril/placebo

757 (45%)

557 (31%)

Hydrochlorothiazide/placebo

399 (24%)

220 (12%)

Open-label antihypertensive

20 (1%)

13 (1%)

drugs

  

Supervised open follow-up

204 (12%)

107 (6%)

   No antihypertensive drugs

43 (3%)

25 (1%)

   Open-label antihypertensive drugs

142 (8%)

74 (4%)

   Treatment unknown

19 (1%)

8 (0%)

  1. *Indicates patients formerly randomised to placebo or active treatment. Because many patients were on combined treatment, numbers do not add up. To bridge medical emergencies without having to break the code, antihypertensive drugs could be prescribed during the double-blind trial for up to 3 consecutive months.