| Medication | Ethnicity; no. (%) of patients | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese n = 546 | Other Canadians n = 8917 | South Asian n = 200 | ||
| ACE inhibitor | 200 (36.6) | 3924 (44.0) | 118 (59.0) | < 0.001 |
| Angiotensin-receptor blocker | 80 (14.6) | 827 (9.3) | 23 (11.5) | 0.001 |
| ACE inhibitor or angiotensin-receptor blocker | 252 (46.2) | 4428 (49.6) | 127 (63.5) | 0.001 |
| Diuretic | 109 (20.0) | 2845 (31.9) | 57 (28.5) | < 0.001 |
| Calcium-channel blocker | 185 (33.9) | 2716 (30.4) | 63 (31.5) | 0.2 |
| β-blocker | 139 (25.4) | 2682 (30.1) | 64 (32.0) | 0.1 |
| ACE inhibitor or diuretic | 253 (46.3) | 4942 (55.4) | 131 (65.5) | < 0.001 |
| ACE inhibitor + diuretic | 56 (10.2) | 1827 (20.5) | 44 (22.0) | < 0.001 |
| Any antihypertensive | 352 (64.5) | 6125 (68.7) | 155 (77.5) | 0.003 |
Note: ACE = angiotensin-converting-enzyme.