In patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes, liraglutide reduced 24-hour systolic blood pressure compared with placebo.
In plain wordsIn adults with hypertension and type 2 diabetes, liraglutide lowered 24-hour systolic blood pressure more than placebo.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- Decrease24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure
- Study
n = 62
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Blood pressure · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- 0.6 mg daily, titrated to 1.2 mg after the first week · 5 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- 24-hour SBP difference vs placebo
- −5.73 mm Hg
- liraglutide
Source sentences
Compared with placebo, liraglutide reduced 24-hour SBP by -5.73 mm Hg (95% confidence interval [CI] -9.81 to -1.65)
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Participants were centrally randomized in a 1:1 ratio to daily liraglutide 0.6 mg, titrated to 1.2 mg after the first week, or placebo for 5 weeks.
Of 87 patients assessed for eligibility, 62 (66.1% men) with a mean age of 60.2 years were randomized to liraglutide (n = 31) or placebo (n = 31).