Table 3

The crude hazard ratios of having above borderline and adverse glucose profiles for each antihypertensive drug group


Bivariate Analysis Crude Odds Ratios for above borderline results (95% C.I.) (≥ 6.1 mmol/l)
p value
Bivariate Analysis Crude Odds Ratios for adverse results (95% C.I.) (≥ 7.0 mmol/l)
p value

(1). β-blockers
0.881 (0.586, 1.323)
0.540
0.993 (0.459, 2.150)
0.986
(2). Thiazide Diuretics
0.860 (0.530, 1.397)
0.543
0.828 (0.316, 2.168)
0.700
(3). CCB
0.604 (0.390, 0.933)
0.022
1.043 (0.494, 2.204)
0.911
(4). RAS
0.720 (0.280, 1.850)
0.493
1.944 (0.572, 6.607)
0.278

(CCB: Calcium channel blockers; RAS: drugs acting on the rennin angiotensin system. Glucose levels for desirable: ≤ 6.0 mmol/l, above borderline: ≥ 6.1 mmol/l; adverse: ≥ 7.0 mmol/l. The desirable group was used as the reference)

Wong et al. BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2008 8:6   doi:10.1186/1472-6904-8-6