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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 17.
Published in final edited form as: Hawaii Med J. 2008 Apr;67(4):96–111.

Table 3.

Odds ratios for prescribing listed drug classes relative to thiazide.dluretics by the number of patients to which the physician had prescribed antihypertensive medications.a

DRUG CLASS ODDS RATIO PER 20 PATIENTS PRESCRIBED
Angiotensin receptor blockers 1.2 (1.2, 1.3)
Ace Inhibitors 1.0 (1.0, 1.1)
Beta blockers 1.1 (1.0, 1.1)
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) 1.0 (1.0, 1.1)
Ace Inhibitors and CCBs 1.1 (1.1, 1.2)
a

Regression models treated patients as grouped within the physicians who prescribed their initial antihypertensive medication. Analyses were adjusted for patient age, gender, isle of residence, insurance type, morbidity, and if the patient was diagnosed with diabetes or congestive heart failure.