Talk:VALIANT

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Automated review 2019-02-14T06:14:06

== Since baseline characteristics were very similar across all three groups I didn't include them. However, here they are in case anyone deems them important enough to include (numbers are obviously post-randomization)


  • Mean age:
    • Valsartan: 65.0 years
    • Valsartan & captopril: 64.6 years
    • Captopril: 64.9 years
  • Race in percent: White (w); Black (b); Asian (a); Other (o)
    • Valsartan: w=93.8; b=2.5; a= 0.8; o= 2.8
    • Valsartan & captopril: w=93.2; b=2.8; a=1.1; o=2.9
    • Captopril: w=93.5; b=3.0; a=0.9; o=2.6
  • Female gender (%):
    • Valsartan: 1544 (31.5)
    • Valsartan & captopril: 1490 (30.5)
    • Captopril: 1536 (31.3)
  • Median BMI:
    • Valsartan: 27.34
    • Valsartan & captopril: 27.24
    • Captopril: 27.14
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (all three groups) = 35.3
  • Killip class in percent:
    • Class I
      • Valsartan: 26.5
      • Valsartan & captopril: 28.4
      • Captopril: 29.1
    • Class II
      • Valsartan: 49.2
      • Valsartan & captopril: 47.9
      • Captopril: 48.0
    • Class III
      • Valsartan: 17.9
      • Valsartan & captopril: 17.3
      • Captopril: 16.6
    • Class IV
      • Valsartan: 6.4
      • Valsartan & captopril: 6.4
      • Captopril: 6.3