Table 1. Demographics of included patients at baseline.
| Variables | Intervention n = 164 |
Control n = 131 |
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| Min to Max | Min to Max | |||||||
| Females | 115 (70%) | 90 (69%) | ||||||
| Age | 86.9 ± 7.6 | 66–104 | 87.5 ± 7.2 | 67–102 | ||||
| *Mini mental status examination | 11.7 ± 7.4 | 0–28 | 13.2 ± 7.6 | 0–29 | ||||
| Severe dementia | 72 (53%) | 44 (43%) | ||||||
| Moderate dementia | 46 (34%) | 37 (36%) | ||||||
| Mild dementia | 10 (7%) | 11 (11%) | ||||||
| No dementia | 8 (6%) | 11 (11%) | ||||||
| Number of diagnoses | 4.8 ± 3.5 | 0–14 | 5.2 ± 3.8 | 0–27 | ||||
| Number of regular prescriptions | 9.2 ± 3.4 | 2–19 | 9.1 ± 3.6 | 3–21 | ||||
| Number of antihypertensive drugs | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1–4 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1–4 | ||||
| C03C high-ceiling diuretics | 97 (59%) | 68 (52%) | ||||||
| C07A beta-blockers | 81 (49%) | 67 (51%) | ||||||
| C09C plain angiotensin II antagonists | 35 (21%) | 27 (21%) | ||||||
| C09A plain ACE inhibitors | 29 (18%) | 26 (20%) | ||||||
| C08C calcium channel blockers, mainly vascular effect | 21 (13%) | 19 (15%) | ||||||
| Blood pressure | ||||||||
| High systolic blood pressure | 14 (8%) | 9 (7%) | ||||||
| Systolic, mean mmHg | 128 ± 20.4 | 77–196 | 128 ± 20.3 | 90–190 | ||||
| Diastolic, mean mmHg | 71 ± 12.3 | 38–103 | 71 ± 12.9 | 40–117 | ||||
| Pulse, beats per minute | 70 ± 12.0 | 40–110 | 71 ± 12.1 | 44–109 | ||||
Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). *Mini Mental Status Examination range: 0–30. ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme.