Absolute rates of the composite outcome were generally the same, with slightly less events among Asians on telmisartan (HR = 0.87; 95% CI:0.74,1.02), but this did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.082).
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In a subgroup of high-risk Asians, telmisartan was non-inferior to ramipril and better tolerated in the prevention of cardiovascular events.
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Both measures showed an interesting trend, that Asians were generally more tolerant, even when they were on placebo.
Results showed that the effect of telmisartan on the primary outcome was of borderline significance, probably because of an unexpectedly lower number of outcome events [5] .