Characteristics of population with hypertension, diabetic nephropathy or heart failure, overall and among those dispensed combination angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)*
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall n = 1 104 593 | Combination ACE inhibitors and ARBs n = 51 327 | |
| Age, yr | ||
| ≥ 65 | 566 755 (51.3) | 29 489 (57.5) |
| < 65 | 537 838 (48.7) | 21 838 (42.6) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 553 882 (50.1) | 26 971 (52.6) |
| Male | 550 387 (49.8) | 24 345 (47.4) |
| Unknown | 324 (0.03) | 11 (0.02) |
| Hypertension | ||
| Any | 856 705 (77.6) | 47 660 (92.9) |
| Essential hypertension | 853 491 (77.3) | 47 556 (92.7) |
| Hypertensive heart disease | 5765 (0.5) | 451 (0.9) |
| Hypertensive kidney disease | 5568 (0.5) | 595 (1.2) |
| Hypertensive heart and kidney disease | 1013 (0.1) | 104 (0.2) |
| Secondary hypertension | 1256 (0.1) | 98 (0.2) |
| Heart failure | 143 104 (13.0) | 9739 (19.0) |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 556 545 (50.4) | 26 062 (50.8) |
↵* Patients could have more than 1 condition.