Table 2.
Antihypertensive medication classes prescribed for patients with hypertension in the year prior to the index date
| Medication class | YNHHS | OneFlorida | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients with hypertension N=253,207 | Patients with uncontrolled hypertension N=82,216 | Patients with controlled hypertension N=170,991 | All patients with hypertension N=182,827 | Patients with uncontrolled hypertension N=79,935 | Patients with controlled hypertension N=102,892 | |
| Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) | 27,803 (11.0) | 9,566 (10.7) | 18,237 (10.7) | 26,677 (14.6) | 13,070 (16.4) | 13,607 (13.2) |
| Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) | 23,439 (9.3) | 8,610 (10.5) | 14,829 (8.7) | 15,950 (8.7) | 8,324 (10.4) | 7,626 (7.4) |
| ACEI or ARB | 50,246 (19.8) | 17,777 (21.6) | 32,469 (19.0) | 41,528 (22.7) | 20,714 (25.9) | 20,814 (20.2) |
| Calcium channel blocker (CCB) | 29,293 (11.6) | 11,926 (14.5) | 17,367 (10.2) | 23,587 (12.9) | 13,402 (16.8) | 10,185 (9.9) |
| Beta-blocker | 38,757 (15.3) | 12,135 (14.8) | 26,622 (15.6) | 21,901 (12.0) | 10,484 (13.1) | 11,417 (11.1) |
| Thiazide or thiazide-like diuretic | 23,552 (9.3) | 9,059 (11.0) | 14,493 (8.5) | 22,409 (12.3) | 11,749 (14.7) | 10,660 (10.4) |
| Other antihypertensive drug classes | 20,562 (8.1) | 5,922 (7.2) | 14,640 (8.6) | 13,442 (7.4) | 6,430 (8.0) | 7,012 (6.8) |
| Combination antihypertensive drug | 13,530 (5.3) | 4,654 (5.7) | 8,876 (5.2) | 9,722 (5.3) | 4,801 (6.0) | 4,921 (4.8) |
| None | 157,169 (62.1) | 49,942 (60.7) | 107,227 (62.7) | 113,336 (62.0) | 46,232 (57.8) | 67,104 (65.2) |