TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | NH (n = 318) | NM (n = 305) | P value |
| Age (years) | 56.1 ± 8.4 | 56.4 ± 9.0 | 0.6741 |
| Women (%) | 205 (64.5) | 175 (57.4) | 0.0698 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.2 ± 3.6 | 26.1 ± 3.7 | 0.8049 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 75 ± 7.8 | 75.3 ± 7.7 | 0.6112 |
| Smoking (%) | 69 (21.7) | 67 (21.9) | 0.9352 |
| Drinking (%) | 57 (17.9) | 49 (16.1) | 0.5371 |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 24 (7.6) | 19 (6.2) | 0.5166 |
| Diabetes (%) | 21 (6.6) | 20 (6.6) | 0.9814 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 165.3 ± 12.1 | 163.9 ± 12.0 | 0.1268 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 99.1 ± 9.0 | 99.4 ± 8.5 | 0.7591 |
NH, nitrendipine+hydrochlorothiazide; NM, nitrendipine+ metoprolol.