Table 1 Baseline characteristics (n=437)

From: Effectiveness of open-label losartan/hydrochlorothiazide combination therapy in Asian patients with hypertension not controlled with ACE inhibitor or ARB monotherapy

Variable

Value

Age, years

53.0 (10.1); range 22–78

Male gender, n (%)

210 (48.1)

Weight, kg

68.2 (12.1); range 42.6–120.6

Body mass index, kg m−2

26.0 (3.6); range 0–43

Sitting systolic BP, mm Hga

145.3 (13.5); range 109–185

Sitting diastolic BP, mm Hga

95.0 (5.0); range 81–110

Duration of hypertension, years

5.2 (7.3); range 0–43

Prior therapy with ACEIs, n (%)

196 (44.9)

Prior therapy with ARBs, n (%)

241 (55.1)

History of diabetes, n (%)

49 (11.2)

History of left ventricular hypertrophy, n (%)

39 (8.9)

Urine albuminuria, mg mmol−1 creatinine

4.6 (12.2); range 0–142; n=415

Framingham stroke risk score

9.1 (3.4); range 2–28

  1. Abbreviations: ACEIs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs, angiotensin receptor blockers; BP, blood pressure.
  2. Data are mean (s.d.) unless otherwise noted.
  3. aPatients received ACEI or ARB monotherapy at baseline.
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