Table 4.
Additional changes in blood pressure according to the type of previous antihypertensive treatment
| Replacement n = 7423 | Add-on n = 3483 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous AH tt | n | SBP mean ± SD | DBP mean ± SD | n | SBP mean ± SD | DBP mean ± SD |
| Diuretic | 1015a | −21.1 ± 2.3 | −11.5 ± 9.5 | 68 | −24.0 ± 14.4 | −11.7 ± 10.2 |
| Beta-blocker | 850 | −18.8 ± 14.1 | −11.0 ± 10.3 | 739b | −23.0 ± 13.3 | −12.7 ± 9.0 |
| Calcium inhibitor | 1378b | −18.5 ± 14.2 | −10.2 ± 9.5 | 765b | −22.4 ± 12.1 | −12.0 ± 9.0 |
| ACE inhibitor | 1271 | −20.2 ± 12.2 | −11.2 ± 8.8 | 25 | −20.4 ± 12.8 | −8.8 ± 8.5 |
| ATII inhibitor | 684 | −20.5 ± 12.2 | −11.4 ± 9.7 | 67 | −21.8 ± 14.1 | −14.3 ± 10.4 |
| Central AH | 234a | −21.3 ± 13.7 | −11.6 ± 8.8 | 75 | −22.4 ± 11.4 | −11.7 ± 8.1 |
| Vasodilator | 60 | −24.9 ± 14.4 | −12.9 ± 10.1 | 25 | −28.3 ± 10.5 | −15.3 ± 6.4 |
a
SBP data missing for 1 patient
b
DBP data missing for 1–4 patients.
Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme;AH, antihypertensive;ATII, angiotensin-receptor II; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; tt, treatment.