Table 4 Number (%) of patients prescribed different numbers of blood pressure lowering drugs at baseline and six-month follow-up in the two comparison groups (AR vs NNT)
Risk presented as Absolute Risk (AR) | Risk presented as Number Needed to | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 210) | Treat (NNT) (n = 205) | |||
Number of classes of drugs prescribed | Baseline | 6 months | Baseline | 6 months |
of drugs prescribed | ||||
0–1 | 92 (44) | 72 (34) | 94 (46) | 77 (38) |
2 | 67 (32) | 67 (32) | 66 (32) | 74 (36) |
3+ | 51 (24) | 71 (34) | 45 (22) | 54 (26) |