Table 3

Change from baseline in 24-h ambulatory BP and heart rate at 6 and 12 months


Background metformin
Background sulfonylurea




+ rosiglitazone (n = 176)
+ sulfonylurea (n = 165)
difference (95% CI), p-value
+ rosiglitazone (n = 160)
+ metformin (n = 167)
difference (95% CI), p-value

ystolic BP change (mmHg)
6 months
-3.1 (-4.8, -1.4)
-1.6 (-3.5, + 0.3)
-1.5 (-3.6, 0.6), NS
-3.8 (-5.8, -1.8)
-1.2 (-3.0, + 0.7)
-2.7 (-4.9, -0.5), 0.015
12 months
-4.9 (-6.7, -3.2)
-2.2 (-4.2, -0.3)
-2.7 (-4.9, -0.5), 0.016
-3.8 (-5.9, -1.8)
-1.3 (-3.3, + 0.7)
-2.5 (-4.8, -0.2), 0.031
Diastolic BP change (mmHg)
6 months
-2.8 (-3.8, -1.9)
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.5)
-1.3 (-2.5, -0.0), 0.049
-3.1 (-4.2, -2.0)
-0.4 (-1.6, + 0.7)
-2.7 (-4.0, -1.4), < 0.001
12 months
-3.8 (-4.9, -2.7)
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5)
-2.1 (-3.4, -0.7), 0.003
-3.7 (-4.9, -2.5)
-0.6 (-1.7, + 0.6)
-3.1 (-4.5, -1.8), < 0.001
Heart rate change (beat/min)
6 months
-0.4 (-1.6, + 0.8)
-0.1 (-1.3, + 1.0)
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.1), NS
-0.7 (-1.9, + 0.5)
1.3 (+ 0.1, + 2.6)
-2.0 (-3.4, -0.6), 0.006
12 months
-0.9 (-2.2, + 0.4)
0.0 (-1.3, + 1.3)
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.7), NS
-0.9 (-2.3, + 0.5)
1.7 (+ 0.3, + 3.1)
-2.6 (-4.2, -1.0), 0.002

Modified ITT population; data are model-adjusted mean (95% CI), or number

Komajda et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2008 7:10   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-7-10