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Table 5 The second ATC classification level of cardiovascular system drugs used by patients with CVDs

From: Population-based pattern of medication use and prevalence of polypharmacy among patients with cardiovascular diseases: results of the Pars cohort study from Iran

Drug class

Total n = 961 (100%)

Men (Total n = 404) n (%; 95% CI)

Women (Total n = 557) n (%; 95% CI)

60 years and older (Total n = 441) n (%; 95% CI)

C09

362 (37.6)

143 (35.4; 29.8–41.7)

219 (39.3; 34.2–44.8)

189 (42.8; 36.9–49.4)

C07

344 (35.8)

121 (29.9; 24.8–35.7)

223 (40.0; 34.9–45.6)

165 (37.4; 31.9–43.5)

C01

291 (30.2)

128 (31.6; 26.4–37.6)

163 (29.2; 24.9–34.1)

173 (39.2; 33.6–45.5)

C10

266 (27.6)

118 (29.2; 24.1–34.9)

148 (26.5; 22.4–31.2)

133 (30.1; 25.2–35.7)

C08

150 (15.6)

39 (9.6; 6.8–13.2)

111 (19.9; 16.3–24.0)

99 (22.4; 18.2–27.3)

C03

80 (8.3)

39 (9.6; 6.8–13.2)

41 (7.3; 5.2–9.9)

45 (10.2; 7.4–13.6)

C05

16 (1.6)

7 (1.7; 0.7–3.5)

9 (1.6; 0.7; 3.0)

6 (1.3; 0.5–2.9)

C02

7 (0.7)

4 (0.9; 0.2–2.5)

3 (0.5; 0.1–1.5)

5 (1.1; 0.3–2.6)

  1. ATC anatomical therapeutic chemical; C01 cardiac therapy; C02 antihypertensives; C03 diuretics; C05 vasoprotectives; C07 beta blocking agents; C08 calcium channel blockers; C09 agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system; C10 lipid modifying agents