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Table 3 Antihypertensive drug treatment during Syst-Eur 2

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

 

Formerly randomised to placebo

Formerly randomised to active treatment

 

Month 3

Year 1

Year 3

Last visit

Month 3

Year 1

Year 3

Last visit

Total number of patients

1086

1561

1210

1691

1206

1682

1291

1825

On AH drugs

966 (89%)

1504 (96%)

1177 (97%)

1605 (95%)

1186 (98%)

1654 (98%)

1267 (98%)

1762 (97%)

   Only nitrendipine

713 (66%)

732 (47%)

403 (33%)

596 (35%)

651 (54%)

747 (44%)

475 (37%)

676 (37%)

   Study drugs other than nitrendipine

127 (12%)

547 (35%)

546 (45%)

687 (41%)

466 (39%)

738 (44%)

599 (46%)

799 (44%)

(no other AH drugs)

        

   Study drugs + other AH drugs

19 (2%)

82 (5%)

118 (10%)

145 (9%)

14 (1%)

69 (4%)

120 (9%)

155 (8%)

   Other AH drugs only

107 (10%)

143 (9%)

110 (9%)

177 (10%)

55 (5%)

100 (6%)

73 (5%)

132 (7%)

Drugs taken

        

   Nitrendipine

821 (76%)

1186 (76%)

883 (73%)

1194 (71%)

998 (83%)

1322 (79%)

974 (75%)

1328 (73%)

   Enalapril

132 (12%)

552 (35%)

565 (47%)

693 (41%)

426 (35%)

714 (42%)

618 (48%)

823 (45%)

   Hydrochlorothiazide

22 (2%)

157 (10%)

272 (22%)

326 (19%)

168 (14%)

335 (20%)

334 (26%)

424 (23%)

   Other AH drugs

126 (12%)

225 (14%)

228 (19%)

322 (19%)

69 (6%)

169 (10%)

193 (15%)

287 (16%)

No AH drugs

120 (11%)

57 (4%)

33 (3%)

79 (5%)

20 (2%)

28 (2%)

24 (2%)

58 (3%)

Treatment unknown

NA

NA

NA

7 (0%)

NA

NA

NA

5 (0%)

  1. Because many patients were on combined treatment, numbers do not add up. AH, antihypertensive; NA, not applicable.