Table 3 Prevalence of use of commonly prescribed classes of anti-hypertension medications among hypertensive participants (n,%)
Medication | Urban (n = 3010) | Suburban (n = 4481) | Rural (n = 3153) | All (n = 10644) | P-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monotherapy | 764 (25.4) | 1675 (37.4) | 1006 (31.9) | 3445 (32.4) | <0.001 |
DIU | 65 (2.2) | 443 (9.9) | 139 (4.4) | 647 (6.1) | 0.001 |
ACEI/ARB | 157 (5.2) | 313 (7.0) | 174 (5.5) | 644 (6.1) | 0.003 |
BB | 22 (0.7) | 57 (1.3) | 49 (1.5) | 128 (1.2) | 0.04 |
CCB | 520 (17.3) | 862 (19.2) | 644 (20.4) | 2026 (19.0) | 0.04 |
Combination | 2246 (74.6) | 2906 (62.6) | 2147 (68.1) | 7299 (68.6) | <0.001 |
Fixed-dose combination | 1426 (47.4) | 1748 (39.0) | 1578 (50.1) | 4752 (44.6) | <0.001 |
Single pill combination | 863 (28.7) | 946 (21.1) | 712 (20.6) | 2521 (23.7) | 0.002 |
Free combination | 43 (1.4) | 212 (4.7) | 143 (4.5) | 398 (3.7) | 0.012 |