Table 3.
Medical treatment at enrollment and at hospital discharge
| Overall population | Women | Men | p value (sex) | p value (visit) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | Discharge | Enrollment | Discharge | Enrollment | Discharge | |||
| Antihypertensive drug, all, n (%) | 3,013 (89.9) | 3,287 (98.1) | 697 (90.2) | 754 (97.5) | 2,316 (89.8) | 2,533 (98.2) | 0.8 | <0.001 |
| ACE inhibitor, n (%) | 1,902 (56.7) | 2,299 (68.6) | 405 (52.4) | 506 (65.5) | 1,497 (58.0) | 1,793 (69.5) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| AT1 receptor blocker, n (%) | 685 (20.4) | 742 (22.1) | 167 (21.6) | 181 (23.4) | 518 (20.1) | 561 (21.8) | 0.2 | 0.09 |
| Beta-blocker, n (%) | 2,439 (72.8) | 2,884 (86.0) | 583 (75.4) | 675 (87.3) | 1,856 (72.0) | 2,209 (85.7) | 0.03 | <0.001 |
| Calcium channel blocker, n (%) | 258 (7.7) | 305 (9.1) | 69 (8.9) | 79 (10.2) | 189 (7.3) | 226 (8.8) | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Loop diuretic, n (%) | 625 (18.6) | 723 (21.6) | 166 (21.5) | 196 (25.4) | 459 (17.8) | 527 (20.4) | <0.001 | 0.003 |
| Diuretic, other (thiazides, potassium-sparing), n (%) | 1,178 (35.1) | 1,358 (40.5) | 290 (37.5) | 332 (42.9) | 888 (34.4) | 1,026 (39.8) | 0.03 | <0.001 |
| Platelet aggregation inhibitor and/or anticoagulant, n (%) | 2,794 (83.4) | 3,237 (96.6) | 634 (82.0) | 745 (96.4) | 2,160 (83.8) | 2,492 (96.6) | 0.2 | <0.001 |
| Platelet aggregation inhibitor ASA, n (%) | 2,569 (76.6) | 3,062 (91.3) | 585 (75.7) | 695 (89.9) | 1,984 (76.9) | 2,367 (91.8) | 0.1 | <0.001 |
| Platelet aggregation inhibitor clopidogrel, n (%) | 1,441 (43.0) | 2,330 (69.5) | 322 (41.7) | 548 (70.9) | 1,119 (43.4) | 1,782 (69.1) | 0.9 | <0.001 |
| Anticoagulant (heparin, vitamin K antagonist and/or NOAC), n (%) | 548 (16.3) | 695 (20.7) | 128 (16.6) | 169 (21.9) | 420 (16.3) | 526 (20.4) | 0.4 | <0.001 |
| Statins, n (%) | 2,282 (68.1) | 2,817 (84.0) | 512 (66.2) | 633 (81.9) | 1,770 (68.6) | 2,184 (84.7) | 0.03 | <0.001 |
ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ASA, acetylsalicylic acid; AT1, angiotensin II receptor type 1; HMG-CoA, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A; NOAC, “non-vitamin K antagonist” oral anticoagulant