Table 2.
Antihypertensive treatments.
Treatments | Men with hypertension n = 15 | Women with hypertension n = 13 |
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Low sodium diet | 15 (100%) | 13 (100%) |
HTA treatments | 9 (60%) | 13 (100%) |
Diuretic (furosemide) | 4 (26.66%) | 2 (15.38%) |
Calcium channel blocker (atenolol, nicardipine, amlodipine, nifedipine) | 5 (33.33%) | 4 (30.76%) |
Beta blocker (atenolol) | 1 (6.66%) | 2 (15.38%) |
Antiarrhythmic (amiodarone, cardiurine) | 2 (13.33%) | 1 (7.69%) |
Central antihypertensive (methyldopa) | 0 (0%) | 5 (38.46%) |
Traditional medicine (plants) | 5 (33.33%) | 0 (0%) |