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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The mRHR (2. 7 + / - 1. 0 v 2. 4 + / - 1. 0, mean + / - SD) was larger (P <. 05), and the plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) (0. 45 + / - 0. 08 v 0. 50 + / - 0. 17 micromol/L, mean + / - SD) and the homeostasis model assessment index of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (2. 3 + / - 1. 6 v 2. 8 + / - 2. 1, mean + / - SD) were lower (P <. 05) in telmisartan-treated patients than in valsartan treated patients.