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Trial reportMedicine2019

Effects of eplerenone on blood pressure and glucose metabolism in Japanese hypertensives with overweight or obesity.

Hisashi Adachi, Tatsuyuki Kakuma, Machiko Kawaguchi, Eita Kumagai, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, KES Study Investigators

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Trial report in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hisashi AdachiDepartment of Community Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine.
Tatsuyuki KakumaBiostatistics Center, School of Medicine, Kurume University.
Machiko KawaguchiAcademic Research Organization, Kurume University.
Eita KumagaiDivision of Cardio-Vascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Yoshihiro FukumotoDivision of Cardio-Vascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
KES Study Investigators
Kurume University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe impact of aldosterone blockade using eplerenone on hypertensives with obesity has not been clarified. We compared the efficacy and safety between eplerenone and trichlormethiazide in hypertensives with overweight or obesity.

methodsA prospective, randomized, open-labeled, blinded-endpoint design, multicenter trial enrolled 204 hypertension-treated outpatients with obesity [body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m] evaluated by ambulatory blood pressure (BP) measurement. Patients were randomly assigned to receive 50 mg of eplerenone (n = 102) or 1 mg of trichlormethiazide (n = 102), each of which were administered once every morning. Primary efficacy endpoints were systolic and diastolic BPs and biomarkers of glucose metabolism after 6 months of treatment.

resultsAt baseline, BPs were comparable between the two groups. Systolic/diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP) were reduced from 153.9 ± 12.6/84.6 ± 11.8 to 129.8 ± 14.2/73.7 ± 12.2 mm Hg by eplerenone therapy and from 152.2 ± 12.5/85.2 ± 10.9 to 133.8 ± 12.6/76.1 ± 8.6 mm Hg by trichlormethiazide therapy (all; P < .001). The efficacy of SBP reduction after adjustment for age, sex, and BMI was significantly greater in the eplerenone group than the trichlormethiazide (P = .034), although the efficacy of DBP reduction was marginally significant (P = .072). Especially, the efficacy of BP reduction was more effective for aged over 65 years than less than 65 years. However, biomarkers of glucose metabolism were not significantly different between these 2 groups.

conclusionThe eplerenone therapy was more effective in BP lowering in hypertensives with overweight or obesity than the trichlormethiazide therapy, especially in the elderly.

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AgedAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureEplerenoneFemaleGlucoseHumansHypertensionHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMiddle AgedOverweightTreatment OutcomeTrichlormethiazideAntihypertensive AgentsEplerenoneGlucoseHypoglycemic AgentsTrichlormethiazide

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PMID30985644
PMCPMC6485869
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