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Table 3 Blood pressure goal

From: Effectiveness of combination therapy with nifedipine GITS: a prospective, 12-week observational study (AdADOSE)

 

Patients reaching BP goal, n (%)

 

1st follow-up visit

Last visit

Overall population; n = 3428a

542 (15.8)

1246 (36.3)

Previous antihypertensive medication

  

 No; n = 421

86 (20.4)

217 (51.5)

 Yes; n = 2920

431 (14.8)

985 (33.7)

Concomitant disease

  

 0; n = 264

82 (31.1)

171 (64.8)

 1; n = 621

177 (28.5)

351 (56.5)

 2–3; n = 1547

213 (13.8)

499 (32.3)

 >3; n = 996

70 (7.0)

225 (22.6)

  1. Proportion of patients reaching target BP following treatment with nifedipine GITS in combination with other antihypertensive agents
  2. BP blood pressure, GITS gastrointestinal therapeutic system
  3. aBP <140/90 mm Hg (or BP <130/80 mm Hg in those at high or very high CV risk)