Women were less than half of the people tested for almost all of these common medicines.

NCT00949884

Olmesartan Comparison to Losartan in Hypertensive Subjects

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941 people

428 womenmiddle line = equal numbers513 men
Phase
PHASE4
Paid for by
Daiichi Sankyo
Finished
2010-01
Health conditions
Hypertension
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – no maximum
Average age
mean 51.9 years
Age 65+
8.7%
Weight (BMI)
mean 32.41 kilogram/meter^2
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
White 64.8% · Black / African American 28.4% · Asian 5.6% · American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6% · Not reported 0.3% · Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2% · More than one race 0%

Women left out

  • No heart disease

    Women with heart disease, heart rhythm problems or a past heart attack were turned away.

    “Subjects with a history of myocardial infarction, angina, coronary angioplasty, bypass surgery or heart failure within the last 12 months.”
  • No diabetes

    Women with diabetes were turned away.

    “Subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus with an HbA1c ≥ 9.5% at Screening.”
  • No mental health conditions

    Women with depression, bipolar disorder or other mental health conditions were turned away.

    “…/metabolic (with the exception of non-insulin, dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus with HbA1c \< 9.5% at Screening), hematologic/oncologic (including an active malignancy other than basal cell carcinoma), neurologic and psychiatric diseases.”
  • No cancer

    Women with current or past cancer were turned away.

    “…/metabolic (with the exception of non-insulin, dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus with HbA1c \< 9.5% at Screening), hematologic/oncologic (including an active malignancy other than basal cell carcinoma), neurologic and psychiatric diseases.”

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