Table II.

Blood Pressure Before and After Active Treatment

		After Treatment
	Before Treatment	4 Weeks	8 Weeks
SBP (mm Hg)	154.7±11.4	142.4±13.6*	140.5±13.4*
Lercanidipine 10–20 mg (n=89)
Felodipine 10–20 mg (n=79)	155.1±11.5	139.7±12.7*	138.4±10.3*
Nifedipine GITS 30–60 mg (n=82)	155.1±12.1	143.4±12.4*	141.5±10.4*
DBP (mm Hg)
Lercanidipine 10–20 mg (n=89)	98.7±3.4	88.0±8.0*	86.5±6.5*
Felodipine 10–20 mg (n=79)	98.7±3.0	85.2±7.2*	85.1±6.6*
Nifedipine GITS 30–60 mg (n=82)	98.6±3.2	88.3±6.4*	85.7±6.9*
All values are means±standard deviation. SBP=systolic blood pressure; DBP=diastolic blood pressure; GITS=gastrointestinal therapeutic system; *p<0.01 within treatment comparison vs. values before treatment