Figure 1

Median daily dosages of the treatments in age groups for men and women who survived more than 30 days (n = 4025). Median daily dosages are presented as DDDs with 95% confidence intervals. DDD, defined daily dosages; ACE/ARB, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers. DDDs used were as follows - metoprolol 150 mg, bisoprolol 10 mg, atenolol 75 mg, nebivolol 5 mg, captopril 50 mg, enalapril 10 mg, lisinopril 10 mg, perindopril 4 mg, ramipril 2.5 mg, quinapril 15 mg, fosinopril 15 mg, zofenopril 30 mg, imidapril 10 mg, losartan 50 mg, eprosartan 600 mg, valsartan 80 mg, irbesartan 150 mg, candesartan 8 mg, telmisartan 40 mg, olmesartan 20 mg, simvastatin 15 mg, pravastatin 20 mg, fluvastatin 40 mg, atorvastatin 10 mg, rosuvastatin 10 mg [8]. **P < 0.01 for comparison between men and women with Mann-Whitney U-test