Antihypertensive drug therapy vs control: All‐cause mortality
- Population
- adults aged 18‐59 years with primary hypertension (mild to moderate systolic or diastolic hypertension)
- Intervention
- Antihypertensive drug therapy
- Comparison
- control
- Outcome
- All‐cause mortality
Antihypertensive drug therapy showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with control (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Antihypertensive drug therapy vs control All‐cause mortality · adults aged 18‐59 years with primary hypertension (mild to moderate systolic or diastolic hypertension) Antihypertensive drug therapy showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with control (low certainty). Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.94 [0.77, 1.13] | 5 studies · 16776 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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