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Table 1 Sample of hypertensive patients subdivided according to comorbidities, age group, and gender

From: Evaluation of prescribing patterns in a German network of CAM physicians for the treatment of patients with hypertension: a prospective observational study

Age group

[years]

Total

Without comorbidities

Comorbidities 1

   

Diabetes

mellitus

Renal

insufficiency

Hypercholesterolaemia

Coronary

heart

disease

Post

myocardial

infarcttion

Heart failure

Stroke

Obesity

Asthma/COPD

 

N

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

[n (%)]

Under 40

23

14 (60.9)

1 (4.3)

2 (8.7)

2 (8.7)

1 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.3)

4 (17.4)

1 (4.3)

Female

27

17 (63.0)

1 (3.7)

2 (7.4)

2 (7.4)

2 (7.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (22.2)

4 (14.8)

Male

           

40-59

           

Female

248

124 (50.0)

23 (9.3)

8 (3.2)

62 (25.0)

12 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.8)

9 (3.6)

62 (25.0)

10 (14.9)

Male

164

63 (38.4)

19 (11.6)

9 (5.5)

69 (42.1)

18 (11.0)

5 (3.0)

1 (0.6)

5 (3.0)

50 (30.5)

9 (19.6)

60-79

           

Female

406

128 (31.5)

82 (20.2)

17 (4.2)

167 (41.1)

84 (20.7)

4 (1.0)

15 (3.7)

47 (11.6)

71 (17.5)

37 (55.2)

Male

247

71 (28.7)

64 (25.9)

18 (7.3)

96 (38.9)

68 (27.5)

17 (6.9)

10 (4.0)

24 (9.7)

30 (12,1)

24 (52.2)

80 or older

           

Female

161

39 (24.2)

46 (28.6)

18 (11.2)

35 (21.7)

56 (34.8)

6 (3.7)

4 (2.5)

51 (31.7)

19 (11.8)

19 (28,4)

Male

44

6 (13.6)

10 (22.7)

7 (15.9)

13 (29.5)

17 (38.6)

3 (6.8)

2 (4.5)

17 (38.6)

5 (11.4)

9 (19,6)

Total

1320

462 (35.0)

246 (16.6)

81 (6.1)

446 (33.8)

258 (19.5)

35 (2.7)

34 (2.6)

154 (11.7)

247 (18.7)

113 (8.6)

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