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Table 4 Differences in use of antihypertensive medications and meeting treatment targets for blood pressure by study

From: Pharmacological management of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure and lipids) following diagnosis of myocardial infarction, stroke and diabetes: comparison between population-based studies in Russia and Norway

 

KYH

Tromsø 7

ORc (Tromsø 7/KYH) adjusted for age and sex (95% CI)

ORc (Tromsø 7/KYH) adjusted for age, sex and education (95% CI)

ORc (Tromsø 7/KYH) adjusted for age, sex, education and visiting a doctor in the past 12 months (95% CI)

n/total N

age and sex standardized %a

n/total N

age and sex standardized %a

MI

Use of antihypertensive medication

193/239

69.7

252/375

70.9

0.56 (0.37, 0.84)

0.56 (0.37, 0.86)

0.51 (0.33, 0.79)

Meets treatment target for blood pressureb

114/239

51.8

255/375

76.3

2.44 (1.71, 3.48)

2.74 (1.89, 3.99)

2.60 (1.77, 3.82)

Meets treatment target for blood pressureband on medication

90/193

38.7

168/252

77.5

2.34 (1.56, 3.52)

2.77 (1.80, 4.28)

2.71 (1.74, 4.21)

SBP ≥160 mmHg or DBP ≥100 mmHg

43/239

15.9

26/375

6.0

0.35 (0.20, 0.59)

0.33 (0.19, 0.58)

0.37 (0.21, 0.65)

Stroke

Use of antihypertensive medication

115/141

78.4

147/308

38.3

0.21 (0.13,0.34)

0.20 (0.12, 0.34)

0.18 (0.11, 0.31)

Meets treatment target for blood pressureb

62/141

49.5

207/308

69.6

2.62 (1.72, 3.99)

2.66 (1.71, 4.13)

2.68 (1.72, 4.18)

Meets treatment target for blood pressureb and on medication

44/115

38.1

95/147

74.1

3.08 (1.83, 5.18)

3.48 (1.99, 6.08)

3.47 (1.98, 6.10)

SBP ≥160 mmHg or DBP ≥100 mmHg

30/141

12.8

12/308

2.6

0.16 (0.08, 0.32)

0.15 (0.07, 0.32)

0.16 (0.08, 0.32)

Diabetes

Use of antihypertensive medication

277/339

72.2

387/790

45.5

0.25 (0.18, 0.34)

0.26 (0.19, 0.36)

0.24 (0.17, 0.34)

Meets treatment target for blood pressureb

171/339

51.9

479/790

63.9

1.42 (1.08, 1.86)

1.39 (1.05, 1.85)

1.34 (1.01, 1.79)

Meets treatment target for blood pressureb

and on medication

138/277

53.5

217/387

57.9

1.28 (0.93, 1.78)

1.28 (0.90, 1.80)

1.25 (0.88, 1.77)

SBP ≥160 mmHg or DBP ≥100 mmHg

67/339

17.6

48/790

5.2

0.29 (0.19, 0.44)

0.29 (0.19, 0.44)

0.31 (0.20, 0.48)

  1. a Denominator is participants with data on measured blood pressure (missing for 5 participants Know Your Heart; 5 participants Tromsø 7)
  2. bTreatment target for blood pressure SBP < 140 mmHg and DBP < 90 mmHg for MI/stroke and no co-morbid diabetes/ diabetes with no comorbid stroke/MI or SBP < 130 mmHg and DBP < 80 mmHg for diabetes with co-morbid stroke or MI/ stroke with comorbid diabetes
  3. cExcluding those with missing data on education or visiting a doctor in the past 12 months
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