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Table 2 ᅟ

From: Selection of essential medicines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in low and middle income countries

 

Total number of medicines for CVDs

Thiazide diuretics

Selective β1 blockers

Dihydropyridine CCBs

RAAS inhibitors##

Statins

ADP receptor inhibitors##

Thrombolytic agents

Long-acting nitrates

Non-dihydropyridine CCBs##

Heparin-like medicines

Loop diuretics

Aldosterone antagonists

Digitalis glycosides

Oral anticoagulants

Pharmacological cardioversion

Medicines for maintaining sinus rhythm

Overall

24 (16-50)

1 (0-2)

1 (1-5)

2 (1-4)

2(1-11)

1(0-4)

0(0-2)

1(0-2)

1(0-2)

1(0-3)

1(1-4)

1(1-2)

1(1-1)

1(1-2)

1(0-2)

1(0-3)

1(0-4)

Low income(n = 6)

19.5(16-24)

1(1-2)

1(1-2)

2(1-3)

2(1-2)

0.5(0-2)

0(0-0)

0.5(0-2)

1(0-1)

1(0-1)

1(1-2)

1(1-2)

1(1-1)

1(1-2)

1(0-2)

0.5(0-1)

0.5(0-1)

Lower middle income (n = 11)

20(16-44)

1(1-2)

1(1-3)

2(1-3)

2(1-6)

1(0-4)

0(0-2)

1(0-2)

1(1-2)

1(1-2)

1(1-4)

1(1-2)

1(1-1)

1(1-1)

1(1-2)

1(0-3)

1(0-4)

Upper middle income (n = 17)

25(17-50)

1(0-2)

2(1-5)

2(1-4)

2(1-11)

1(0-4)

1(0-2)

1(0-2)

1(1-2)

2(0-3)

2(1-3)

1(1-2)

1(1-1)

1(1-2)

1(0-2)

1(0-3)

1(0-3)

p-value*

0.014

0.258

0.167

0.824

0.080

0.194

0.087

0.547

0.013

0.001

0.542

0.901

1.000

0.133

0.701

0.052

0.043

AMRO(n = 9)

32(20-39)

1(0-2)

2(1-3)

2(1-4)

3(2-7)

2(1-4)

1(0-1)

1(0-2)

2(1-2)

2(1-3)

2(1-4)

1(1-1)

1(1-1)

1(1-2)

1(1-2)

1(1-3)

1(1-3)

AFRO(n = 9)

20(16-44)

1(0-2)

1(1-3)

2(1-3)

2(1-6)

0(0-4)

0(0-2)

1(0-2)

1(0-1)

1(0-2)

1(1-2)

1(1-2)

1(1-1)

1(1-2)

1(1-2)

1(0-3)

1(0-4)

WPRO(n = 7)

21(16-26)

1(1-2)

1(1-3)

1(1-2)

2(2-2)

1(0-1)

0(0-1)

1(0-1)

1(1-2)

1(0-3)

1(1-2)

1(1-1)

1(1-1)

1(1-2)

1(0-1)

1(0-2)

1(0-2)

SEARO(n = 5)

27(20-35)

1(1-2)

2(1-3)

2(1-2)

2(1-3)

1(1-1)

1(1-2)

1.5(1-2)

1.5(1-2)

1.5(1-2)

2(2-3)

1(1-1)

1(1-1)

1(1-1)

1(1-1)

1(1-3)

1(1-3)

EMRO(n = 4)

22(18-50)

1(1-1)

2(1-5)

2.5(1-4)

3(1-11)

1(1-4)

0(0-2)

1(0-2)

1(1-1)

1(1-2)

2(1-3)

1(1-2)

1(1-1)

1(1-1)

1(0-1)

0.5(0-3)

0.5(0-3)

p-value**

0.049

0.833

0.204

0.205

0.013

0.033

0.059

0.255

0.011

0.379

0.029

0.138

1.000

0.746

0.118

0.241

0.192

WHO #

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