Table 3 Distribution of antihypertensive drugs in controlled HTN and MUCH patients
Variables | Total | Controlled (Dippers + Extreme dippers) | MUCH (Non-Dippers + Reverse dippers) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients: n, (%) | 163 | 82 (50.3%) | 81 (49.7%) | NS |
Numbers of antihypertensive drugs: one drug n (%) | 12 (7.4%) | 8 (9.7%) | 4 (4.9%) | 0.2 |
Two drugs n (%) | 105 (64.4%) | 52 (63.5%) | 53 (65.4%) | 0.7 |
Three drugs n (%) | 46 (28.2%) | 22 (26.8%) | 24 (29.7%) | 0.69 |
Mean numbers of drugs | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.2 ± 0.3 | 0.23 |
ACEI/ARB n (%) | 132 (80.9%) | 65 (79.2%) | 67 (82.7%) | 0.54 |
Diuretic n (%) | 121 (74.2%) | 59 (71.9%) | 62 (76.5%) | 0.51 |
Calcium channel blocker n (%) | 69 (42.3%) | 32 (39%) | 37 (45.6%) | 0.39 |
β-Blocker n (%) | 35 (21.4%) | 16 (19.5%) | 19 (23.4%) | 0.54 |