Table 5.

Relative frequency of the prescription and redemption of antihypertensive drugs at the district level in Hungary in 2012 by DI tertiles.

	DI tertiles
	I. (Least deprived)	II.	III. (Most deprived)
	Prescription
Drug types	Relative frequency [95% CI]
Antihypertensives (all)	0.9377 [0.9372–0.9382]	1.0201 [1.0196–1.0206]	1.0711 [1.0704–1.0717]
Beta blocking agents	0.9338 [0.9329–0.9348]	1.0166 [1.0156–1.0176]	1.0833 [1.0819–1.0846]
ACE inhibitors	0.9253 [0.9240–0.9260]	1.0386 [1.0370–1.0400]	1.0610 [1.0590–1.0630]
ACE inhibitors in combination with diuretics	0.9139 [0.9127–0.9151]	1.0222 [1.0210–1.0235]	1.1064 [1.1047–1.1081]
Calcium channel blockers	0.9168 [0.9155–0.9180]	1.0257 [1.0245–1.0270]	1.0963 [1.0946–1.0980]
Diuretics	0.9481 [0.9469–0.9494]	1.0088 [1.0075–1.0102]	1.0728 [1.0711–1.0746]
ARBs	0.9988 [0.9969–1.0007]	1.0205 [1.0186–1.0224]	0.9677 [0.9653–0.9702]
ARBs in combination with diuretics	1.0040 [1.0021–1.0059]	0.9889 [0.9870–0.9909]	1.0116 [1.0091–1.0142]
	Redemption
	Relative frequency [95% CI]
Antihypertensives (all)	0.9043 [0.9037–0.9049]	1.0073 [1.0066–1.0079]	1.1480 [1.1471–1.1488]
Beta blocking agents	0.9029 [0.9018–0.9040]	1.0020 [1.0009–1.0032]	1.1588 [1.1572–1.1604]
ACE inhibitors	0.8885 [0.8872–0.8898]	1.0259 [1.0245–1.0273]	1.1429 [1.1410–1.1448]
ACE inhibitors in combination with diuretics	0.8810 [0.8793–0.8828]	0.9991 [0.9973–1.0009]	1.2000 [1.1974–1.2027]
Calcium channel blockers	0.8799 [0.8785–0.8813]	1.0133 [1.0118–1.0148]	1.1776 [1.1755–1.1797]
Diuretics	0.9263 [0.9248–0.9278]	1.0047 [1.0031–1.0063]	1.1165 [1.1143–1.1186]
ARBs	0.9656 [0.9633–0.9678]	1.0089 [1.0066–1.0112]	1.0430 [1.0400–1.0460]
ARBs in combination with diuretics	0.9656 [0.9625–0.9687]	0.9508 [0.9476–0.9539]	1.1399 [1.1355–1.1443]

ACE, Angiotensin converting enzyme; ARB, Angiotensin receptor blocker.