Table 2 Ever use of antihypertensive medication by hypertension diagnosis category
Hypertension diagnosis category | Number ofsubjects indiagnosis category | Number (%) everused antihypertensivemedication |
|---|---|---|
No known hypertension | 3934 | 556 (14.1%) |
Essential hypertension diagnosis | 3182 | 3080 (96.8%) |
Secondary cause of hypertension | 1340 | 1047 (78.1%) |
“white coat”/rule of 1 (only a single diagnosis in the medical record)/pregnancy only | 1275 | 387 (30.4%) |