Table 3. BP values and decrease in BP at each visit.

Visit			SBP/DBP, mm Hg	BP decrease, mm Hg
Overall
	Baseline (n=951)		162.3±16.0/92.2±12.4
	At 4 weeks
		Observed (n=934)	139.0±18.3/81.8±11.7	23.4±19.9*/10.6±11.8*
		LOCF (n=934)	139.0±18.3/81.8±11.7	23.4±19.9*/10.6±11.8*
	At 12 weeks
		Observed (n=875)	133.8±16.4/79.2±11.0	28.6±20.4*/13.2±12.5*
		LOCF (n=949)	133.9±16.6/79.1±10.9	28.4±20.2*/13.1±12.4*
	At 24 weeks
		Observed (n=829)	132.8±15.6/78.5±10.9	29.7±20.1*/14.0±12.4*
		LOCF (n=951)	132.9±16.2/78.5±11.0	29.5±20.0*/13.7±12.4*

Data are mean±SD values.

^*p<0.0001 for BP decrease compared with baseline value (p value in paired t-test).

BP: blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, LOCF: last-observation-carried-forward, SBP: systolic blood pressure.