Endocrine Abstracts

Background: We assessed the effects of hydrochlorothiazide given alone and in combination with an ACEI on β-cell function in a negroid population to further explore possible ethnic differences in the effect of antihypertensive drugs on HOMA-IR.Materials and methods: Eighty newly diagnosed Nigerian essential hypertensive patients were assigned to receive either hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily or both hydrochlorothiazide and lisinopril (25/10 mg daily...