A Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Nebivolol Monotherapy in Hispanic Hypertensive Patients

Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female outpatients 18 to 80 years of age, self-identified as Hispanic or Latino ethnicity * Females must be post-menopausal, or not pregnant and using an approved contraceptive regimen * Meet criteria for stage I or II hypertension * Currently not treated, or being treated with no more than two anti-hypertensive medications Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary hypertension * Are taking three or more antihypertensive agents * Have uncontrolled or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus type I or type II * Evidence of other concurrent disease or conditions that might interfere with the conduct of the study * Participation in any investigational study within 30 days of Screening (Visit 1). * Have a history of hypersensitivity to nebivolol or other β-blockers, or any contraindication to β-blocker use