Table 3 Types of antihypertensive medications used in older people with hypertension on treatment (n = 240)
Type of antihypertensive medications | CCB + ACEi + HCT | 22 (9.1) |
CCB + ACEi | 52(21.6) | |
CCB + HCT | 19(7.9) | |
HCT + ACEi | 30(12.5) | |
ACEi alone | 43(17.9) | |
CCB alone | 53(22.0) | |
HCT alone | 18(7.5) | |
BBs alone | 2(0.8) | |
ARBs alone | 2(0.8) | |
Number of antihypertensive drugs/tablets | 1 | 95 (39.6) |
2 | 115 (47.9) | |
3 | 29 (12.1) | |
4 | 1 (0.4) |