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Table 2 Summary of metabolic markers at baseline and on the last day of combination therapy.

From: Telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide versus valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide in obese hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes: the SMOOTH study

 

T/HCTZ

V/HCTZ

Difference* (T/HCTZ – V/HCTZ)

Endpoint, mean ± SD

Baseline

Last day

Baseline

Last day

p value

Serum triglyceride (mg/dL)

201.7 ± 247

211.8 ± 172

196.3 ± 151

210.5 ± 177

0.91

LDL-C (mg/dL)

165.6 ± 35.4

169.8 ± 38.1

162.8 ± 33.9

165.3 ± 36.0

0.17

HDL-C (mg/dL)

37.1 ± 6.5

36.6 ± 6.3

37.6 ± 7.2

37.1 ± 7.0

0.64

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

195.7 ± 23.3

198.5 ± 21.7

194.5 ± 19.8

196.3 ± 20.9

0.20

Potassium (mEq/L)

4.4 ± 0.4

4.5 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.4

0.03

Glucose (mg/dL)

128.8 ± 44.1

138.8 ± 53.1

134.1 ± 49.2

140.4 ± 55.2

0.58

HbA1c (%)

6.5 ± 0.3

6.6 ± 0.3

6.6 ± 0.3

6.7 ± 0.4

0.93

Albumin:creatinine ratio

97.6 ± 330

65.1 ± 266

66.7 ± 239

45.1 ± 177

0.97

  1. T/HCTZ: telmisartan 80 mg plus HCTZ 12.5 mg; V/HCTZ: valsartan 160 mg plus HCTZ 12.5 mg; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c: glycolated haemoglobin.
  2. *Analysis of change from baseline