Table 2.

Blood pressure and heart rate along the study

	Low dose			High dose
	Lercanidipine	Amlodipine/nifedipine	p*	Lercanidipine	Amlodipine/nifedipine	p†	p‡
SBP	157.9 ± 14.0	157.8 ± 10.4	ns	144.4 ± 12.9	145.0 ± 11.4	ns	< 0.05
DBP	92.7 ± 6.7	92.4 ± 7.3	ns	83.3 ± 6.4	84.5 ± 7.1	ns	< 0.05
HR	78.7 ± 8.2	78.5 ± 7.1	ns	77.1 ± 7.6	77.2 ± 7.8	ns	ns

^*p between lercanidipine and amlodipine/nifedipine groups at low dose.

^†p between lercanidipine and amlodipine/nifedipine groups at high dose.

^‡p between high vs. low dose. SBP, systolic blood pressure (mmHg); DBP, diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); HR, heart rate (bpm); ns, not significant.