Number of Antihypertensive Medications Prescribed by Number of Cardiovascular Comorbidities and Ethnicity
| Medications Prescribed | White, %a | Black, %a | South Asian, %a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note: Assessed only among patients with poorly controlled blood pressure (>140/90 mm Hg). | |||
| a Values are expressed as percentage of patients (numerator/denominator). | |||
| 0 Comorbidity | |||
| 0 Medications | 20.8 (345/1,658) | 16.0 (157/979) | 22.5 (36/160) |
| 1 Medication | 41.9 (695/1,658) | 37.9 (371/979) | 42.5 (68/160) |
| 2 Medications | 28.0 (464/1,658) | 32.1 (314/979) | 30.0 (48/160) |
| ≥3 Medications | 9.3 (154/1,658) | 14.0 (137/979) | 5.0 (8/160) |
| 1 Comorbidity | |||
| 0 Medications | 6.3 (28/447) | 7.8 (23/294) | 16.4 (10/61) |
| 1 Medication | 34.7 (155/447) | 26.9 (79/294) | 39.3 (24/61) |
| 2 Medications | 37.8 (169/447) | 38.1 (112/294) | 31.2 (19/61) |
| ≥3 Medications | 21.3 (95/447) | 27.2 (80/294) | 13.1 (8/61) |
| ≥2 Comorbidities | |||
| 0 Medications | 4.4 (4/90) | 1.5 (1/66) | 0.0 (0/28) |
| 1 Medication | 18.9 (17/90 | 19.7 (13/66) | 21.4 (6/28) |
| 2 Medications | 45.6 (41/90) | 37.9 (25/66) | 50.0 (14/28) |
| ≥3 Medications | 31.1 (28/90) | 40.9 (27/66) | 28.6 (8/28) |