Baseline Characteristics
Demography and Medical history
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Telmisartan (n=443) |
Valsartan (n=442) |
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Demography |
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| Age (Years) | 60.9 | 61.4 |
| Male (%) | 63.0 | 65.2 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 30.0 | 30.4 |
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Medical History |
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| Hypertension duration (Years) | 11.1 | 11.6 |
| Diabetes duration (Years) | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Diabetic nephropathy duration (Years) | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Urinary protein excretion rate (UPER, g/24h) | 2.70 | 2.86 |
| Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR, mL/min/1.72m2) | 56.7 | 56.5 |
| Smokers (%) | 7.8 | 7.7 |
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Blood Pressure |
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| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)* | 147.6 | 148.5 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)* | 81.6 | 82.4 |
Medications
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Telmisartan (n=443) |
Valsartan (n=442) |
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Previous Medication |
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| Antihypertensive treatment | ||
| Beta-blockers (%) | 40.9 | 45.7 |
| Calcium channel blockers (%) | 71.8 | 72.2 |
| Diuretics (%) | 63.2 | 70.6 |
| Others (%) | 35.2 | 39.1 |
| Other medications | ||
| Oral antidiabetic agents* (%) | 58.2 | 57.0 |
| Insulin (%) | 58.7 | 56.8 |
| Statins (%) | 45.1 | 44.6 |
| Other lipid-lowering agents (%) | 8.4 | 10.9 |
| Others (%) | 81.3 | 84.8 |
*Excluding metformin
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