Table 3.

Blood pressure (BP) levels before and during treatment with perindopril arginine/indapamide single-pill combination according to baseline body mass index (BMI)

Parameter	Normal BMI group	Overweight group	P	Obese group	P	P1
Systolic BP, mmHg
Baseline	168.1 ± 0.5	169.8 ± 0.3	0.001	171.2 ± 0.3	< 0.001	0.0001
2 weeks	146.2 ± 0.5	147.0 ± 0.3	NS	148.1 ± 0.3	0.0001	< 0.05
1 month	135.2 ± 0.5	136.6 ± 0.3	< 0.05	138.3 ± 0.3	0.0001	0.0001
3 months	128.8 ± 0.5	130.0 ± 0.3	< 0.05	131.8 ± 0.3	0.0001	0.0001
Diastolic BP, mmHg
Baseline	97.3 ± 0.3	98.1 ± 0.2	< 0.05	98.8 ± 0.2	0.0001	< 0.05
2 weeks	86.7 ± 0.3	87.3 ± 0.2	NS	87.9 ± 0.2	< 0.05	NS
1 month	81.6 ± 0.3	82.3 ± 0.2	NS	83.3 ± 0.2	0.0001	< 0.001
3 months	78.5 ± 0.3	79.3 ± 0.2	< 0.05	80.1 ± 0.2	0.0001	< 0.01

Data presented are mean ± SE

P, comparison between overweight or obese vs. normal BMI group

P1, comparison between obese vs. overweight group