Table 2.

Cardiovascular disease outcomes of hypertension patients with different antihypertensive treatments

Antihypertensive treatment	Hypertension (n)	Cardiovascular disease (n)	Percentage of cardiovascular disease outcomes (%)	${\mathrm{x}}^2\mathrm{value}$	P value
Regular	309	182	37.07	12.491	< 0.001
Irregular	49	62	55.86
Single-drug	97	75	43.60	9.170	0.010
Two-drug	150	63	29.58
Multi-drug	62	44	41.51
Single-drug	97	75	43.60	7.544	0.006
Two-drug	150	63	29.58
Two-drug	150	63	29.58	4.001	0.045
Multi-drug	62	44	41.51
Single-drug	97	75	43.60	0.048	0.827
Multi-drug	62	44	41.51
ACEis/ARBs + Beta-blockers	20	12	37.5	8.853	0.031
ACEis/ARBs + CCBs	73	18	19.8
ACEis/ARBs + Diuretics	24	8	25.0
Beta-blockers + CCBs	30	21	41.1

P values < 0.05 are written in italics

Values shown are n or (%). P values were calculated by chi-squared test, or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate

Abbreviations: n Number, ACEi Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB Angiotensin receptor antagonist, CCB Calcium channel receptor blocker