Table 2.

Antihypertensive treatment and co-medication at baseline

	Intention to treat		Per protocol
	Ramipril (n = 1,350)	Diuretic (n = 661)	Ramipril (n = 1,029)	Diuretic (n = 478)
Antihypertensive drugs
Ramipril (%)	76.2	0	100.0	0
CCB (%)	17.3	13.8	15.3	0
Diuretic (%)	0	72.3	0	100.0
Betablocker (%)	0.3	0	0	0
Central acting AH (%)	3.3	2.0	2.9	1.7
Alphablockers (%)	1.9	1.4	1.9	0.8
Co-Medication
Statins (%)	19.3	17.7	17.7	16.7
Anticoagulants (%)	3.2	5.4	2.8	5.0
Thienopyridines (%)	2.0	1.4	1.7	1.5
Aspirin (%)	21.7	20.4	20.5	18.4

Legend. CCB, calcium channel blocker; AH, antihypertensives