Individual patient factors such as age, sex, and comorbidities influence the efficacy and side effects of antihypertensive agents, emphasizing the importance of simple and inexpensive regimens.
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May guide antihypertensive selection by patient factors; extends reviews but leaves open prospective validation of simple regimens.
Personal, social, and medical factors unique to individual patients have a bearing on the efficacy of specific antihypertensive agents and on the frequency and severity of side effects. The factors relate to age, sex, occupation, potential for adherence to a prescribed program of therapy, and associated health problems. The importance of a simple, inexpensive program is emphasized.
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Zweifler et al. (1976) studied this question.
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