Table 2.
Western medicine prescribing frequency.
| Variable | Intervention group (n = 197) |
Historical control group (n = 405) |
χ 2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antiplatelet | 197 (100) | 402 (99) | — | 1.00* |
| Low molecular weight heparin | 197 (100) | 362 (89) | — | 0.00* |
| Statins | 197 (100) | 388 (96) | — | 0.01* |
| β receptor blockers | 160 (81) | 320 (79) | 0.12 | 0.72 |
| ACE inhibitors (or ARB) |
163 (82) | 324 (80) | 0.64 | 0.42 |
| Nitrate esters | 138 (70) | 276 (68) | 0.07 | 0.79 |
| Antiarrhythmic drugs | 65 (33) | 79 (20) | 12.41 | 0.00 |
Values are given as number of patients (%).
*Using the exact probability method.
ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker.