Table 2. Mean number of resource use by treatment group.

	Losartan (n=6771)	Candesartan (n=7329)	Difference (95% confidence interval)
Study drugs
Days with prescription (s.e.)	1220.9 (11.4)	1221.3 (11.2)	−0.4 (−31.8–31.0)
Outpatient contacts
Physician visits (s.e.)	10.9 (0.17)	9.5 (0.14)	–
Physician phone contacts (s.e.)	3.3 (0.06)	3.1 (0.06)	–
Nurse visits (s.e.)	7.8 (0.23)	6.4 (0.2)	–
Nurse phone contacts (s.e.)	3.0 (0.08)	2.6 (0.07)	–
Other visits (s.e.)	1.0 (0.06)	0.8 (0.06)	–
Other phone contacts (s.e.)	0.07 (0.01)	0.09 (0.01)	–
Any visit (s.e.)	26.0 (0.43)	22.5 (0.38)	3.5 (2.4–4.6)
Laboratory tests
Any laboratory tests (s.e.)	13.3 (0.19)	11.6 (0.18)	1.6 (1.1–2.2)
Hospitalizations
Number of hospitalizations (s.e.)	0.5 (0.02)	0.4 (0.01)	0.06 (0.01–0.10)

Abbreviation: s.e., standard error.