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. 2020 Apr 9;22(5):835–841. doi: 10.1111/jch.13850

Table 3.

Use of antihypertensive drugs in 19 523 treated hypertensive patients who volunteered detailed information on the use of antihypertensive drugs

Antihypertensive treatment Percentage of patients, % Control rate, %
Monotherapy (n = 14 305) 73.3 60.6
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors 4.9 50.0
Angiotensin receptor blockers 17.1 68.2
Long‐acting calcium channel blockers 37.2 60.9
Short‐acting calcium channel blockers 7.2 51.1
Diuretics 2.7 49.4
β‐blockers 2.7 68.2
Other a 1.4 51.6
Combination therapy (n = 5218) 26.7 63.1
Fixed‐dose combination 8.5 58.1
An angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor blocker plus hydrochlorothiazide 4.5 71.6
Hydrochlorothiazide plus reserpine or clonidine 4.0 42.9
Free combination 18.2 65.4

Values are percentage of patients.

a

Including α‐blockers, reserpine, clonidine, isosorbide mononitrate, and Chinese herbs.