Table 4 Recently started antihypertensive drugs; comparison of number of hip fractures during exposed and unexposed person-time^a

Thiazide

16

0.9 (0.5–1.5)

12

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

4

0.8 (0.2–2.2)

Loop diuretic

104

1.5 (1.3–1.9)

76

1.6 (1.2–2.0)

28

1.5 (1.0–2.1)

Beta blocker

47

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

32

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

15

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

Calcium channel blocker

38

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

30

1.1 (0.7–1.5)

8

0.8 (0.3–1.5)

ACE inhibitor

29

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

24

1.3 (0.8–1.9)

5

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

ACE inhibitor/Thiazide

2

0.4 (0.1–1.6)

2

0.6 (0.1–2.2)

0

–

Angiotensin II receptor blocker

11

1.0 (0.5–1.8)

11

1.0 (0.5–1.8)

0

–

Angiotensin II receptor blocker/Thiazide

10

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

8

0.5 (0.2–1.1)

2

0.4 (0–1.4)