Table 3 Antihypertensive dosing by blood pressure
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BP < 140/90 n = 207 |
BP ≥ 140/90 n = 116 |
No BP recorded n = 5 |
Total n = 328 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 antihypertensives prescribed: | 51 (24.6%) | 22 (19%) | 2 (40%) | 73 (22.3%) |
| 1 antihypertensive prescribed | 65 (31.4%) | 31 (26.7%) | 1 (20%) | 97 (29.6%) |
| Detailed analysis of antihypertensives prescribed | ||||
| Patient on ≥1 antihypertensive | n = 156 | n = 93 | n = 3 | n = 252a |
| Adequate dose (WHO) | 73 (46.8%) | 49 (52.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 123 (48.8%) |
| Inadequate dose (WHO) | 83 (53.2%) | 44 (47.3%) | 2 (66.6%) | 129 (51.2%) |
| Adequate dose (Egan) | 105 (67.3%) | 71 (76.3%) | 1 (33.3%) | 177 (70.2%) |
| Inadequate dose (Egan) | 51 (32.7%) | 22 (23.7%) | 2 (66.6%) | 75 (29.8%) |