Table 3.
Placebo-controlled studies
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Placebo | Eplerenone 50 mg daily | Eplerenone 100 mg daily | Eplerenone 50 mg vs placebo | Eplerenone 100 mg vs placebo | |
Mean change from baseline in BPa (SBP/DBP) | −4.98/−5.67 | −12.53/−9.72 | −13.73/−9.96 | −7.55/−4.05 | −8.75/−4.30 |
95% CI for SBP | −6.03, −3.93 | −13.73, −11.33 | −15.22, −12.24 | −9.14, −5.96 | −10.57, −6.93 |
95% CI for DBP | −6.30, −5.03 | −10.44, −8.99 | −10.86, −9.06 | −5.01, −3.09 | −5.39, −3.20 |
P-value | <0.0001/<0.0001 | <0.0001/<0.0001 | |||
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Active-controlled studies
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Active treatment | Eplerenone 50 mg daily | Eplerenone 100 mg daily | Eplerenone 50 mg vs active | Eplerenone 100 mg vs active | |
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Mean change from baseline in BPa | −13.28/−9.31 | −16.53/−11.21 | −17.58/−10.77 | −3.25/−1.90 | −4.30/−1.46 |
95% CI for SBP | −14.29, −12.27 | −18.27, −14.79 | −19.58, −15.58 | −5.25, −1.25 | −6.56, −2.03 |
95% CI for DBP | −9.91, −8.71 | −12.25, −10.17 | −11.96, −9.59 | −3.09, −0.71 | −2.81, −0.12 |
P-value | 0.0015/0.0018 | 0.0002/0.0328 |
Note:
Pooled least-square means and 95% CI based on a meta-analysis fixed-effects model with factors for study, treatment group, and baseline covariate.
Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.