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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Hypertens. 2009 Mar 5;22(5):538–544. doi: 10.1038/ajh.2009.33

Table 3.

Median (interquartile range [IQR]) number of diuretic, beta-blocker, calcium channel blocker, and ACE inhibitor/ARB prescriptions dispensed during enrollment at GH among 1,057 hypertensives using single-drug therapy at the index date

Median (IQR) number of prescriptions
Antihypertensive used at index date Number of AF cases & control subjects Diuretic Beta-blocker Calcium channel blocker ACE inhibitor/ARB
Diuretic 297 16 (7, 35) 0 (0, 1) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0,1)
Beta-blocker 290 1 (0, 7) 20 (9, 35) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 1)
Calcium channel blocker 92 8 (0, 24) 1 (0, 11) 34 (15, 49) 1 (0, 7)
ACE inhibitor/ARB 378 1 (0, 8) 0 (0, 4) 0 (0, 0) 19 (9, 38)

ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme, ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker