Associations Between Severity of Symptoms and Perceived Relatedness to Blood Pressure Medications, Among Those Reporting That at Least One Symptom Was at Least Somewhat of a Problem (n = 1,446)
| Total with Symptom | Somewhat/Moderate Problem | Big/Very Big Problem | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiredness | 1,121 | 828 | 293 | |
| Unrelated to meds | 919 (82.0%) | 703 (84.9%) | 216 (73.7%) | <0.001 |
| Related to meds | 202 (18.0%) | 125 (15.1%) | 77 (26.3%) | |
| Dizziness | 688 | 570 | 118 | |
| Unrelated to meds | 4,537 (65.8%) | 393 (69.0%) | 601 (50.8%) | <0.001 |
| Related to meds | 235 (34.2%) | 177 (31.0%) | 58 (49.2%) | |
| Leg swelling | 590 | 435 | 155 | |
| Unrelated to meds | 429 (73.0%) | 338 (77.7%) | 91 (58.7%) | <0.001 |
| Related to meds | 161 (27.0%) | 97 (22.3%) | 64 (41.3%) | |
| Cough | 544 | 431 | 113 | |
| Unrelated to meds | 427 (78.5%) | 358 (83.1%) | 69 (61.2%) | <0.001 |
| Related to meds | 117 (21.5%) | 73 (16.9%) | 44 (38.9%) | |
| Urinary frequency | 892 | 702 | 190 | |
| Unrelated to meds | 596 (66.8%) | 469 (66.8%) | 127 (66.8%) | 0.99 |
| Related to meds | 296 (33.2%) | 233 (33.2%) | 63 (33.2%) | |
| Sexual symptoms | 387 | 244 | 143 | |
| Unrelated to meds | 281 (72.6%) | 181 (74.2%) | 100 (69.9%) | 0.36 |
| Related to meds | 106 (27.4%) | 63 (25.8%) | 43 (30.1%) |