Journal of Ophthalmology / 2010 / Article / Tab 2 / Clinical Study
Effect of Trandolapril on Regression of Retinopathy in Hypertensive Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Prespecified Analysis of the Benedict Trial Table 2 Concomitant medications in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria at baseline and during follow-up according to treatment with ACE inhibitors YES or NO or with ndCCB YES or NO.
Baseline Follow-up ACEi Yes ACEi No ndCCB Yes ndCCB No ACEi Yes ACEi No ndCCB Yes ndCCB No Number of patients 42 48 50 40 39 44 47 36 Concomitant medication number (percent) number (percent) Glucose-lowering regimen Diet alone 5 (11.9) 12 (25.0) 12 (24.0) 5 (12.5) 4 (10.3) 8 (18.2) 8 (17.0) 4 (11.1) Oral hypoglycemic agent alone 29 (69.0) 21 (43.8) 26 (52.0) 24 (60.0) 24 (61.5) 21 (47.7) 26 (55.3) 19 (52.8) Insulin and oral hypoglycemic agent 5 (11.9) 12 (25.0) 10 (20.0) 7 (17.5) 11 (28.2) 16 (36.4) 13 (27.7) 14 (38.9) Insulin alone 3 (7.1) 3 (6.3) 2 (4.0) 4 (10.0) 3 (7.7) 3 (6.8) 3 (6.4) 3 (8.3) Antihypertensive agents Any 22 (52.4) 26 (54.2) 23 (46.0) 25 (62.5) 32 (82.1) 38 (86.4) 37 (78.7) 33 (91.7) Diuretic 5 (11.9) 11 (22.9) 9 (18.0) 7 (17.5) 10 (25.6) 14 (31.8) 16 (34.0) 8 (22.2) Beta-blocker 6 (14.3) 2 (4.2) 3 (6.0) 5 (12.5) 4 (10.3) 3 (6.8) 4 (8.5) 3 (8.3) Calcium-channel blocker (dihydropyridine) 11 (26.2) 15 (31.3) 12 (24.0) 14 (35.0) 14 (35.9) 16 (36.4) 14 (29.8) 16 (44.4) Sympatholytic agent 7 (16.7) 8 (16.7) 9 (18.0) 6 (15.0) 28 (71.8) 32 (72.7) 29 (61.7) 31 (86.1) Lipid-lowering agents Any 3 (7.1) 3 (6.3) 1 (2.0) 5 (12.5) 6 (15.4) 9 (20.5) 6 (12.8) 9 (25.0) Statin alone 0 1 (2.1) 0 1 (2.5) 2 (5.1) 7 (15.9) 4 (8.5) 5 (13.9) Fibrate alone 3 (7.1) 1 (2.1) 0 4 (10.0)* 2 (5.1) 0 1 (2.1) 1 (2.8) Statin and fibrate 0 0 0 0 2 (5.1) 1 (2.3) 0 3 (8.3) Antiplatelet agent 1 (2.4) 0 1 (2.0) 0 6 (15.4) 3 (6.8) 6 (12.8) 3 (8.3)
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P < . 05 versus ndCCB YES.