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Table 3 Prescription of different combinations and monotherapies 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 + ACE inhibitor

18.4

14.4

23.1

Diuretic

13.8

10.4

18.1

ACE inhibitor

12.4

9.2

16.5

Diuretic + AA

10.6

7.6

14.5

Calcium antagonist

7.4

14.9

10.8

AA

6.9

4.6

10.3

Diuretic +ACE-I +calcium antagonist

6.5

4.2

9.7

Diuretic + calcium antagonist

5.1

3.1

8.1

Diuretic + beta blocker

2.8

1.4

5.2

Diuretic + AA + calcium antagonist

2.3

1.1

4.6

Others

13.8

9.9

19.0

  1. Most common pharmacological combinations prescribed.
  2. ACE-I: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. AA: angiotensin II antagonists.