Use of antihypertensive drugs in blood pressure control groups
| Controlled hypertensionn=2564 | Uncontrolled hypertensionn=3063 | Resistant hypertensionn=564 | |
| Number of classes of antihypertensive drugs | 1.7±0.7 | 1.1±0.9 | 3.6±0.7 |
| Number of antihypertensives ≥3 | 17% | 6% | 100% |
| Number of antihypertensives ≥4 | 0% | 0% | 51% |
| ACE inhibitor | 38% | 26% | 66% |
| ARB | 11% | 9% | 34% |
| Beta blocker | 77% | 45% | 84% |
| Calcium channel blocker | 24% | 19% | 54% |
| Alpha blocker | 0,3% | 1% | 5% |
| Diuretic | 20% | 11% | 98% |
| Thiazid diuretic | 11% | 7% | 55% |
| Loop diuretic | 9% | 3% | 43% |
| Potassium sparing diuretic | 2% | 2% | 6% |
| Aldosterone antagonist | 2% | 1% | 15% |
| Centrally acting antihypertensive | 0,1% | 0,2% | 0.9% |
| Direct acting vasodilator | 0% | 0% | 0,4% |
ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker.