Table 3.
Prescription of different combinations and monotherapies in patients aged 80 and over in a Spanish municipality.
| Treatment | Percentage | 95% CI-lower | 95% CI-upper |
| Diuretic + ACE inhibitor | 18.4 | 14.4 | 23.1 |
| Diuretic | 13.8 | 10.4 | 18.1 |
| ACE inhibitor | 12.4 | 9.2 | 16.5 |
| Diuretic + AA | 10.6 | 7.6 | 14.5 |
| Calcium antagonist | 7.4 | 14.9 | 10.8 |
| AA | 6.9 | 4.6 | 10.3 |
| Diuretic +ACE-I +calcium antagonist | 6.5 | 4.2 | 9.7 |
| Diuretic + calcium antagonist | 5.1 | 3.1 | 8.1 |
| Diuretic + beta blocker | 2.8 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| Diuretic + AA + calcium antagonist | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| Others | 13.8 | 9.9 | 19.0 |
Most common pharmacological combinations prescribed.
ACE-I: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. AA: angiotensin II antagonists.