This 26-week , multicenter , randomized , double-blind , double-dummy , parallel-group , titration-to-response study compared doses of telmisartan ( 40 mg titrated to 80 mg titrated to 120 mg ) with atenolol ( 50 mg titrated to 100 mg ) required to achieve diastolic blood pressure ( DBP ) control ( < or = 90 mm Hg or a decrease from baseline of > or = 10 mm Hg ) .
