Table 3.
Proportion of US adults with uncontrolled blood pressure (SBP ≥140 mmHg or DBP ≥90 mmHg) taking antihypertensive medication regimens in 2005–2008, 2009–2012, 2013–2016.
| Number and specific antihypertensive combinations |
Calendar Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2008 | 2009–2012 | 2013–2016 | P-Trend | |
| (n=759) | (n=964) | (n=976) | ||
| One Medication Class | 39.3 (34.0,45.0) | 42.6 (37.7,47.7) | 40.2 (36.3,44.2) | 0.87 |
| ACEI or ARB | 18.2 (14.3,22.8) | 19.7 (15.7,24.4) | 20.9 (17.9,24.2) | 0.28 |
| BB | 8.0 (6.1,10.4) | 10.7 (8.0,14.2) | 7.1 (5.4,9.2) | 0.38 |
| Diuretic | 6.5 (4.5,9.4) | 4.7 (2.9,7.6) | 4.9 (3.4,7.0) | 0.35 |
| CCB | 5.2 (3.2,8.3) | 6.1 (4.4,8.4) | 6.2 (4.6,8.2) | 0.52 |
| Two Medication Classes, Any Combination | 34.4 (30.8,38.3) | 32.2 (28.6,36.1) | 35.1 (32.3,38.0) | 0.69 |
| ACEI or ARB+Diuretic | 9.9 (7.7,12.6) | 8.8 (6.8,11.2) | 12.8 (10.0,16.3) | 0.11 |
| ACEI or ARB+BB | 6.3 (4.3,9.1) | 5.9 (4.2,8.2) | 5.9 (4.0,8.7) | 0.87 |
| ACEI or ARB+CCB | 5.6 (3.5,8.8) | 5.8 (4.4,7.6) | 6.9 (5.0,9.6) | 0.48 |
| BB+Diuretic | 6.3 (4.3,9.2) | 6.0 (4.1,8.7) | 3.8 (2.4,6.0) | 0.07 |
| CCB+Diuretic | 2.1 (1.2,3.5) | 1.6 (0.9,2.8) | 2.0 (1.3,3.2) | 1.00 |
| BB+CCB | 1.9 (1.1,3.3) | 1.2 (0.6,2.3) | 2.8 (1.7,4.5) | 0.26 |
| Three Medication Classes, Any Combination | 20.0 (16.3,24.4) | 19.7 (16.3,23.5) | 19.4 (16.0,23.2) | 0.80 |
| ACEI or ARB+BB+Diuretic | 7.9 (5.9,10.4) | 9.0 (6.5,12.2) | 5.6 (4.1,7.5) | 0.05 |
| ACEI or ARB+CCB+Diuretic | 5.4 (3.6,8.0) | 2.6 (1.8,3.8) | 5.1 (3.0,8.5) | 0.97 |
| ACEI or ARB+BB+CCB | 3.0 (1.9,4.9) | 4.4 (2.8,6.8) | 5.3 (3.7,7.4) | 0.09 |
| BB+CCB+Diuretic | 1.4 (0.7,2.7) | 1.0 (0.5,2.1) | 0.8 (0.4,1.5) | 0.18 |
| Four Medication Classes, Any Combination | 4.9 (3.3,7.1) | 4.5 (2.8,7.0) | 5.1 (3.5,7.4) | 0.84 |
| ACEI or ARB+BB+CCB+Diuretic | 3.1 (0.1,1.2) | 3.3 (0.0,0.5) | 3.2 (0.0,0.6) | 1.00 |
| Five or More Medication Classes, Any Combination | 1.4 (0.7,2.7) | 1.1 (0.5,2.5) | 0.3 (0.1,1.3) | 0.04 |
Numbers in table are column percentage (95% confidence interval).
ACEI=angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB=angiotensin-II receptor blocker; BB=beta-blocker; CCB=calcium channel blocker