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Table 2 Prescription of therapeutic groups in patients aged 80 and over in a Spanish municipality.

From: Hypertension in the very old; prevalence, awareness, treatment and control: a cross-sectional population-based study in a Spanish municipality

Treatment

Percentage

95% CI-lower

95% CI-upper

Diuretic

68.1

60.6

71.1

ACE inhibitor

41.3

35.9

46.9

Calcium antagonist

23.4

19

28.4

Angiotensin II antagonist

23.4

19

28.4

Beta blocker

7.3

4.9

10.8

Alpha1 blocker

4.6

2.8

7.5

Others

0.9

0.3

2.7

  1. Percentage of patients with prescription of the main pharmacological groups.
  2. ACE-Inhibitor: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.