Effectiveness of Candesartan and Telmisartan on Morning Hypertension in Japanese Obese Patients

A Randomized, Comparative Study of the Effects of Candesartan and Telmisartan on the Home Blood Pressure, Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in the Hypertensive Patients With the Accumulation of Visceral Fat by the Central Registration System

To investigate the effects of Candesartan and Telmisartan on the home blood pressure, glucose and lipid-metabolism in the hypertensive patients with the accumulation of visceral fat by the newly developed Tele-medicine system

A randomized, comparative study of the effects of Candesartan and Telmisartan on the home blood pressure, glucose and lipid metabolism in the hypertensive patients with the accumulation of visceral fat by the central registration system

Inclusion Criteria:

• Circumference at waist: male ≧85 cm, female ≧90 cm
• Hypertensive patient with untreated hypertension, and casual blood pressure of systole ≧140 mmHg, or diastole ≧90 mmHg
• Hypertensive patient with hypertension under treatment, and casual blood pressure of systole ≧130 mmHg, or diastole ≧85 mmHg

Exclusion Criteria:

• Significant hypertensive patient with diastolic blood pressure ≧120 mmHg
• Malignant hypertensive patient
• Patient with a contraindication to the study drugs (hypersensitivity, significant hepatic diseases, pregnant woman)
• Patient with urinary protein (qualitative) ＋～＋＋
• Patient with familial hyperlipidemia
• Other patients judged as ineligible for the study