Table 6 Average presciptions per year and prevalence of prescribed drugs per cluster. p-values for the comparison of the characteristics across clusters. ACEi - angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; MRA - Aldosterone receptor antagonists; DPP4i - Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
Medications | Cluster1 | Cluster2 | Cluster3 | Cluster4 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients with drugs prescribed (%) | 87.58 | 84.41 | 68.97 | 66.0 | <0.01 |
Avg prescriptions/year | 6.6 | 4.15 | 2.53 | 2.00 | <0.01 |
Anticoagulants (%) | 42.98 | 37.76 | 26.5 | 19.58 | <0.01 |
Statins (%) | 39.94 | 33.52 | 21.91 | 18.34 | <0.01 |
Beta-Blockers (%) | 35.31 | 35.16 | 22.38 | 17.28 | <0.01 |
Antiplatelets (%) | 34.88 | 24.62 | 21.08 | 10.76 | <0.01 |
Inhalers Bronchodilator (%) | 32.27 | 23.53 | 16.49 | 13.76 | <0.01 |
Diuretics (%) | 29.52 | 26.54 | 15.19 | 10.58 | <0.01 |
ACEi \ARBs (%) | 40.96 | 28.32 | 21.29 | 17.11 | <0.01 |
Hematinic factors (%) | 27.79 | 15.18 | 16.37 | 8.47 | <0.01 |
Anticholinergics (%) | 23.59 | 15.73 | 11.9 | 8.64 | <0.01 |
MRA (%) | 16.06 | 14.5 | 12.25 | 7.58 | <0.01 |