Table 2.
Persistence of medications in the 2,698 high-risk stroke population.
| Hpertension (n = 1,949) |
Diabetes (n = 721) |
Dyslipidemia (n = 751) |
History of stroke (n = 487) |
Hpertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and stroke at same time (n = 378) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment at survey (n, %) | 996 (51.1) | 444 (61.6) | 374 (46.2) | 487 (100.0) | 286 (75.7) |
| Treatment at 4.7 years after survey (n, %) | 378 (19.4) | 177 (24.5) | 164(21.8) | 291(59.8) | 136 (36.0) |
| Persistence of therapy rate (n, %) | 38.0 (378/996) | 39.9 (177/444) | 43.9 (164/374) | 59.8 (291/487) | 47.6 (136/286) |