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Table 3 Effect of irbesartan on metabolic parameters in patients with metabolic syndrome

From: Effect of the angiotensin receptor blocker irbesartan on metabolic parameters in clinical practice: the DO-IT prospective observational study

Parameter

Baseline

On Therapy

Changea

Changeb

p-valuec

Body weight [kg]

91.4 ± 15.0

89.3 ± 14.6

-2.1 ± 7.9

-2.3

< 0.0001

Waist-circumference [cm]

106.4 ± 13.6

104.3 ± 13.2

-2.1 ± 7.9

-2.0

< 0.0001

RRsystolic [mmHg]

157.4 ± 14.7

135.0 ± 10.7

-22.3 ± 15.3

-14.2

< 0.0001

RRdiastolic [mmHg]

92.9 ± 9.2

80.8 ± 6.8

-12.1 ± 9.9

-13.0

< 0.0001

Glucose [mg/dl]

126.4 ± 37.1

114.5 ± 29.4

-12.0 ± 30.7

-9.5

< 0.0001

HbA1c [%]

6.74 ± 1.14

6.43 ± 0.91

-0.31 ± 0.75

-4.6

< 0.0001

LDL-cholesterol [mg/dl]

144.9 ± 38.2

129.1 ± 31.8

-15.8 ± 30.5

-10.9

< 0.0001

HDL-cholesterol [mg/dl]

48.4 ± 31.8

51.0 ± 15.9

2.6 ± 31.8

5.4

< 0.0001

Triglycerides [mg/dl]

217.4 ± 114.9

182.5 ± 76.7

-34.9 ± 100.9

-16.1

< 0.0001

Gamma-GT [U/l]

52.9 ± 47.1

46.8 ± 38.9

-6.1 ± 30.2

-11.5

< 0.0001

Hs-CRP [mg/l]

4.81 ± 7.95

4.01 ± 6.74

-0.79 ± 6.72

-16.4

< 0.0001

  1. a absolute change; b relative change (%); c p-values for absolute change