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Table 3 Safety of AZL-M and ACE-inhibitors during 12 month follow-up

From: Azilsartan compared to ACE inhibitors in anti-hypertensive therapy: one-year outcomes of the observational EARLY registry

 

AZL-M

ACE-inhibitor

p-value

(n = 2 237)

(n = 845)

mean ± SD or %

mean ± SD or %

Patients without an AE, %

92.9

93.3

0.73

Patients with an AE, %

7.1

6.7

0.73

Laboratory values

Baseline AZL-M

∆ at 12 months FU

Baseline ACEi

∆ at 12 months FU

p-value ∆ AZL-M vs. ∆ ACEi

 HbA1c, %

5.9 ± 1.2

0.01 ± 0.97

5.9 ± 1.3

0.08 ± 0.95

0.94

 Fasting glucose, mg/dl

100.0 ± 27.0

3.00 ± 57.35

101.3 ± 24.8

1.39 ± 18.35

0.56

 Creatinine, mg/dl

1.2 ± 0.8

−0.02 ± 0.82

1.3 ± 1.0

−0.05 ± 0.82

0.17

 Potassium, mmol/l

4.1 ± 0.5

0.02 ± 0.47

4.1 ± 0.5

0.03 ± 0.50

0.70

 eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2

62.3 ± 18.7

−1.79 ± 12.61

64.0 ± 20.5

−0.24 ± 13.15

0.23

  1. Legend: AZL-M azilsartan medoxomil, ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme, AE adverse event, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate