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Table 4 Persistence with initial treatment in different studies

From: Blood pressure reduction, persistence and costs in the evaluation of antihypertensive drug treatment – a review

 

Duration

ARBs

ACEi

CCBs

BBs

Diuretics

Bloom[15]

12

64%

58%***

50%

43%

38%

Conlin[18]

48

50.9%

46.5%

40.7%**

34.7%**

16.4%**

Hasford[36]

12

51.3%

42.0%

43.6%

49.7%

34.4%

Degli-Esposti[23]

12

41.7%

32.2%

26.7%

36.9%

25.9%

Erkens[37]

12

62.0%

59.7%

34.7%

35.0%

33.0%

Veronesi[19]

24

68.5%

64.5%

51.6%**

44.8%**

34.4%*

Hasford[17]

12

26.4%

28.2%

25.9%

25.8%

21.9%

Patel[16]

12

51.9%

48.0%

38.3%

40.3%

29.9%

  1. Duration is given in month. *p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *** p < 0.007 vs. ACEi