Table II.

 Effect of 8 Weeks of Treatment With Telmisartan Plus Amlodipine on Blood Pressure Response and Control Rates (N=1423)

Treatment	DBP Response, %a	SBP Response, %a	Control, %b	DBP Control, %c
Telmisartan 0 mg/amlodipine 0 mg	39.1	32.6	19.6	30.4
Telmisartan 20 mg/amlodipine 0 mg	64.3	64.3	40.5	54.8
Telmisartan 40 mg/amlodipine 0 mg	69.8	63.6	42.6	53.5
Telmisartan 80 mg/amlodipine 0 mg	78.0	65.2	41.7	60.6
Amlodipine 2.5 mg/telmisartan 0 mg	52.1	47.9	25.0	33.3
Amlodipine 5 mg/telmisartan 0 mg	67.9	73.0	42.3	52.6
Amlodipine 10 mg/telmisartan 0 mg	85.5	82.3	62.9	73.4
Telmisartan 20 mg/amlodipine 2.5 mg	90.9	84.1	52.3	75.0
Telmisartan 20 mg/amlodipine 5 mg	80.0	77.8	51.1	64.4
Telmisartan 20 mg/amlodipine 10 mg	92.5	87.5	70.0	85.0
Telmisartan 40 mg/amlodipine 2.5 mg	87.2	83.0	66.0	72.3
Telmisartan 40 mg/amlodipine 5 mg	80.9	88.7	58.9	71.6
Telmisartan 40 mg/amlodipine 10 mg	91.9	91.9	75.6	82.1
Telmisartan 80 mg/amlodipine 2.5 mg	73.9	76.1	56.5	69.6
Telmisartan 80 mg/amlodipine 5 mg	88.8	83.9	65.7	74.8
Telmisartan 80 mg/amlodipine 10 mg	91.2	90.4	76.5	85.3

^aDiastolic blood pressure (DBP) <90 mm Hg or ≥10 mm Hg reduction; systolic blood pressure (SBP) <140 mm Hg or ≥15 mm Hg reduction. ^bTrough DBP <90 mm Hg; trough SBP <140 mm Hg. ^cDBP <90 mm Hg.