Table 3 Variation in percentages of hypertensive patients on antihypertensive treatment between 2000 and 2007
| Â | 2000 | 2007 | p value for trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Newly registered* | All patients | Newly registered | All patients | Newly registered | All patients |
Younger non black** number (%)‡ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
No drug therapy | 132 (43.8) | 653 (43.2) | 101 (28.1) | 835 (30.2) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
One antihypertensive drug | 106 (35.2) | 505 (33.4) | 165 (45.9) | 897 (32.7) | <0 0001 | 0.4106 |
Two or more antihypertensive drugs | 63 (20.9) | 353 (23.4) | 93 (25.9) | 1014 (36.9) | 0.0623 | <0.0001 |
Total | 301 | 1511 | 359 | 2748 | Â | Â |
Black number (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No drug therapy | 107 (34.6) | 578 (30.6) | 41 (17.9) | 531 (13.5) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
One antihypertensive drug | 104 (33.7) | 590 (30.7) | 103 (45.2) | 1115 (28.4) | 0.0002 | 0.0877 |
Two or more antihypertensive drugs | 98 (31.7) | 755 (39.3) | 84 (36.8) | 2280 (58.1) | 0.5019 | <0 0001 |
Total | 309 | 1923 | 228 | 3926 | Â | Â |
Older non-black*** number (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No drug therapy | 176 (28.9) | 1012 (25.2) | 49 (11.9) | 831 (8.9) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
One antihypertensive drug | 235 (38.6) | 1490 (37.1) | 199 (48.6) | 2854 (30.8) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
Two or more antihypertensive drugs | 198 (32.5) | 1519 (37.8) | 162 (39.5) | 5576 (60.2) | 0.0001 | <0.0001 |
Total | 609 | 4021 | 410 | 9261 | Â | Â |
Total | 1219 | 7455 | 997 | 15933 | Â | Â |