Effectiveness of Candesartan and Telmisartan on Morning Hypertension in Japanese Obese Patients

Inclusion Criteria: * Circumference at waist: male ≧85 cm, female ≧90 cm * Hypertensive patient with untreated hypertension, and casual blood pressure of systole ≧140 mmHg, or diastole ≧90 mmHg * Hypertensive patient with hypertension under treatment, and casual blood pressure of systole ≧130 mmHg, or diastole ≧85 mmHg Exclusion Criteria: * Significant hypertensive patient with diastolic blood pressure ≧120 mmHg * Malignant hypertensive patient * Patient with a contraindication to the study drugs (hypersensitivity, significant hepatic diseases, pregnant woman) * Patient with urinary protein (qualitative) ＋～＋＋ * Patient with familial hyperlipidemia * Other patients judged as ineligible for the study