Table 2: Blood Pressure reduction and control after 2 weeks of treatment.
|
BP Characteristics |
Amlodipine Group n = 121 |
Lisinopril Group n = 118 |
p-value |
|
Baseline Systolic BP (mmHg) |
173 ± 19 |
169 ± 15 |
0.088 |
|
Systolic BP at 2 weeks (mmHg) |
144 ± 14 |
143 ± 13 |
0.373 |
|
Mean Systolic BP reduction (mmHg) |
29 ± 10 |
27 ± 9 |
0.116 |
|
Baseline Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
101 ± 10 |
101 ± 11 |
0.992 |
|
Diastolic BP at 2 weeks (mmHg) |
85 ± 7 |
84 ± 7 |
0.737 |
|
Mean Diastolic BP reduction (mmHg) |
16 ± 11 |
16 ± 9 |
0.781 |
|
Proportion achieved BP control, n (%) |
45 (37.2) |
47 (39.8) |
0.562 |
Results are mean ± SD unless stated otherwise; p-values comparison between Amlodipine and Lisinopril treatment groups.