RESULTS	The intent-to-treat analysis consisted of 122 patients ( imidapril group , 60 patients ; 32 men , 28 women ; mean [ SD ] age , 54.7 [ 9.2 ] years ; white race , 59 [ 99.2 % ] , Hispanic race , 1 [ 0.8 % ] ; mean [ SD ] weight , 80.1 [ 12.8 ] kg ; candesartan group , 62 patients ; 36 men , 26 women ; mean [ SD ] age , 53.9 [ 9.9 ] years ; white race , 62 [ 100 % ] ; mean [ SD ] weight , 77.6 [ 14.1 ] kg ) .\