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Blood pressure changes associated with sibutramine and weight management: an analysis from the 6-week lead-in period of the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes trial (SCOUT)
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SCOUT Investigators
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| Objective: To explore vital sign changes among patient subgroups during the 6-week lead-in period of the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes (SCOUT) trial. Methods: SCOUT is an ongoing, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled outcome trial in overweight/obese patients at high risk of a cardiovascular event. During the 6-week lead-in period, 10 742 patients received sibutramine and weight management. Vital sign changes were assessed post hoc by initial blood pressure (mmHg) categorized as normal (<130/<85), high-normal (130 to <140/85 to <90) or hypertensive (¡Ý140/¡Ý90); weight change categories (weight gain/no weight change, >0 to 2.5% weight loss, >2.5 to 5% weight loss and >5% weight loss) and current antihypertensive medication class use (none, one, or two or more). To assess the impact of sibutramine on blood pressure and pulse rate, only patients (N = 10 025) who reported no change in the class of antihypertensive medication used and who did not report an increase in antihypertensive medication use were analysed. Results: At entry, approximately 50% of patients were hypertensive and 26% were high-normal. In hypertensive patients, blood pressure changes (mmHg) decreased by median [5th, 95th percentile] of −6.5 systolic [−27.0, 8.0] and −2.0 diastolic [−15.0, 8.0] (p < 0.001). Hypertensive patients with no weight loss or with weight gain had median decreases of −3.5 systolic [−26.0, 10.0] and −1.5 diastolic [−16.0, 9.0] (p < 0.001). Normotensive patients had median increases of 1.5 systolic [−15.0, 19.5] and 1.0 diastolic [−10.5, 13.0] (p < 0.001) attenuated with increasing weight loss. Approximately 43% of patients initially categorized as hypertensive had a lower blood pressure category at end-point. Concomitant antihypertensive medication classes did not affect blood pressure reductions. Pulse rates were uniformly elevated (median 1¨C4 bpm, p < 0.001) across blood pressure and weight change categories. Conclusions: In hypertensive patients (¡Ý140/¡Ý90), blood pressure decreases were observed during 6-week treatment with sibutramine even when body weight was unchanged. In patients with normal blood pressure (<130/<85), weight loss of >5% induced decreases in systolic blood pressure; otherwise, small increases were observed. Small pulse rate increases were observed regardless of blood pressure or weight change status. |
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English
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Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. - Oxford, 1999, currens
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Publication
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Oxford
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Blackwell
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2009
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1462-8902
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1463-1326
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11
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(2009)
, p. 239-250
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000262781500008
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