Open AccessPredictors of Blood Pressure Response to Angiotensin Receptor Blocker/Diuretic Combination Therapy: A Secondary Analysis of the Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Blood Pressure Reductions in Diverse Patient Populations (INCLUSIVE) Study
Author(s) -
Saunders Elijah,
Cable Greg,
Neutel Joel
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2007.07195.x
Subject(s) - irbesartan , hydrochlorothiazide , medicine , blood pressure , diuretic , population , cardiology , angiotensin receptor , angiotensin ii , combination therapy , pharmacology , endocrinology , environmental health
The secondary analysis of the Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Blood Pressure Reductions in Diverse Patient Populations (INCLUSIVE) clinical trial investigated whether baseline demographic and clinical variables are predictive of different degrees of blood pressure reduction following an angiotensin II receptor blocker/diuretic treatment regimen. Irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide and other angiotensin receptor blocker combinations with a diuretic have been shown to be effective in reducing systolic blood pressure in a diverse patient population previously uncontrolled on monotherapy. Ordinary least squares regression analysis was performed on the intent‐to‐treat population of the INCLUSIVE study to identify variables predictive of variations in blood pressure changes in response to irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide combination therapy. Higher baseline systolic blood pressure, female sex, type 2 diabetes, and statin therapy were found to be predictive of additional blood pressure lowering with this combination. The impact of higher baseline systolic blood pressure and diabetic state on changes in systolic blood pressure were diminished in female patients compared with male patients. In conclusion, a significant correlation may exist between certain clinical/demographic characteristics and the extent of the therapeutic response with irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide treatment.