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Table 3 Thirty drugs most highly associated with hypertension by logistic regression, sorted by p-value and, in the case of ties, odds ratio

From: Monitoring prescribing patterns using regression and electronic health records

Drug name

Adjusted OR

p-value

In MEDI?

Hydrochlorothiazide

22.3

0

T

Lisinopril

11.1

2.24e-287

T

Amlodipine

13.6

1.72e-243

T

Atenolol

8.03

3.03e-68

T

Metoprolol

3.10

1.51e-45

T

Enalapril

6.25

5.45e-45

T

Valsartan

6.71

7.71e-43

T

Chlorthalidone

33.4

1.12e-42

T

Labetalol

10.9

1.45e-40

T

Nifedipine

7.12

1.33e-35

T

Losartan

4.94

2.1e-35

T

Diltiazem

4.73

4.53e-18

T

Ramipril

5.45

2.58e-17

T

Sodium chloride

1.73

3.04e-14

F

Warfarin

1.83

4.4e-12

F

Telmisartan

4.42

3.02e-06

T

Progesterone

2.17

7.28e-06

F

Olmesartan

3.66

7.72e-06

T

Aspirin

1.22

4.24e-05

F

Verapamil

2.52

4.82e-05

T

Benazepril

3.53

9.31e-05

T

Norethindrone

1.40

0.000211

F

Carvedilol

1.56

0.000324

T

Probenecid

2.05

0.000444

F

Candesartan

6.87

0.000733

T

Bisoprolol

33.4

0.00123

T

Torsemide

6.54

0.00157

T

Megestrol

3.62

0.00293

F

Methyldopa

10.8

0.00312

T

Nebivolol

6.15

0.00329

T

  1. The adjusted OR is the estimated adjusted odds ratio for use of the drug comparing those with and without hypertension (adjusted for all other variables included in the regression model)